recipient
See also: récipient
English
![](Images/wiktionary/Distillation_by_Alembic.svg.png.webp)
schematic of alembic distillation
(recipient is on the right)
(recipient is on the right)
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French récipient, from Latin recipiēns, present participle of recipiō (“to receive”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɹəˈsɪp.i.ənt/
- IPA(key): /ɹɪ.ˈsɪ.pi.ənt/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Noun
recipient (plural recipients)
- One who receives.
- the recipient of money or goods
- My e-mail never reached the intended recipient.
- Synonym: addressee
- (medicine) An individual receiving donor organs or tissues.
- (chemistry) The portion of an alembic or other still in which the distilled liquid is collected.
Usage notes
“Recipient” is often reserved for the act of receiving such things as awards or medals; “receiver” is used for insignificant items.
Translations
one who receives
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individual receiving donor organs or tissues
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the portion of an alembic or other still in which the distilled liquid is collected
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Adjective
recipient (not comparable)
- receiving
See also
Alambics on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin recipiens, recipientem.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /rə.si.piˈent/
- (Central) IPA(key): /rə.si.piˈen/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /re.si.piˈent/
Noun
recipient m (plural recipients)
- recipient, container
Related terms
- rebre
Latin
Verb
recipient
- third-person plural future active indicative of recipiō
Romanian
Etymology
From French récipient.
Noun
recipient n (plural recipiente)
- container
Declension
Declension of recipient
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) recipient | recipientul | (niște) recipiente | recipientele |
genitive/dative | (unui) recipient | recipientului | (unor) recipiente | recipientelor |
vocative | recipientule | recipientelor |