politicus

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin polīticus, from Ancient Greek πολιτικός (politikós), corresponding to politiek +‎ -icus. First attested in 1629.

Pronunciation
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  • Hyphenation: po‧li‧ti‧cus

Noun

politicus m (plural politici, diminutive politicusje n, feminine politica)

  1. politician
    Synonym: politieker

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πολιτικός (politikós).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /poˈliː.ti.kus/, [pɔˈliː.tɪ.kʊs]

Adjective

polīticus (feminine polītica, neuter polīticum, adverb polīticē); first/second-declension adjective

  1. political, civil, of the state, relating to civil polity

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative polīticus polītica polīticum polīticī polīticae polītica
Genitive polīticī polīticae polīticī polīticōrum polīticārum polīticōrum
Dative polīticō polīticō polīticīs
Accusative polīticum polīticam polīticum polīticōs polīticās polītica
Ablative polīticō polīticā polīticō polīticīs
Vocative polītice polītica polīticum polīticī polīticae polītica

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References
  • politicus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • politicus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • politicus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • politicus in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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