dilettant

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English

Noun

dilettant (plural dilettants)

  1. Alternative form of dilettante

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from German Dilettant or French dilettante, from Italian dilettante.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌdi.lɛˈtɑnt/
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  • Hyphenation: di‧let‧tant
  • Rhymes: -ɑnt

Noun

dilettant m (plural dilettanten, diminutive dilettantje n)

  1. dilettante
  2. amateur

Derived terms

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian dilettante.

Pronunciation

Noun

dilettant m (plural dilettanti, feminine dilettanta)

  1. amateur

Adjective

dilettant (feminine singular dilettanta, plural dilettanti)

  1. amateur

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Italian dilettante, from dilettare (“enjoy”), from Latin delectare.

Noun

dilettant m (definite singular dilettanten, indefinite plural dilettanter, definite plural dilettantene)

  1. a dilettante

Synonyms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Italian dilettante, from dilettare (“enjoy”), from Latin delectare.

Noun

dilettant m (definite singular dilettanten, indefinite plural dilettantar, definite plural dilettantane)

  1. a dilettante

Synonyms

References

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