diplomaat
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Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French diplomate, a derivation of New Latin dīplōmaticus.
Pronunciation
Noun
diplomaat m (plural diplomaten, diminutive diplomaatje n)
- A diplomat, accredited in diplomacy to formally represent a government or equated political party.
- A diplomatic person, who shows tact and insight.
Derived terms
- beroepsdiplomaat
- carrièrediplomaat
- diplomatenkoffertje
- diplomatenpas
- diplomatentaal
- diplomatentas
- diplomatenwijk
- diplomatisch
Related terms
Descendants
- → Indonesian: diplomat
Estonian
Pronunciation
Noun
diplomaat (genitive diplomaadi, partitive diplomaati)
Declension
| Declension of diplomaat (ÕS type 22e/riik, t-d gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | diplomaat | diplomaadid | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | diplomaadi | ||
| genitive | diplomaatide | ||
| partitive | diplomaati | diplomaate diplomaatisid | |
| illative | diplomaati diplomaadisse |
diplomaatidesse diplomaadesse | |
| inessive | diplomaadis | diplomaatides diplomaades | |
| elative | diplomaadist | diplomaatidest diplomaadest | |
| allative | diplomaadile | diplomaatidele diplomaadele | |
| adessive | diplomaadil | diplomaatidel diplomaadel | |
| ablative | diplomaadilt | diplomaatidelt diplomaadelt | |
| translative | diplomaadiks | diplomaatideks diplomaadeks | |
| terminative | diplomaadini | diplomaatideni | |
| essive | diplomaadina | diplomaatidena | |
| abessive | diplomaadita | diplomaatideta | |
| comitative | diplomaadiga | diplomaatidega | |
Further reading
- “diplomaat”, in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
- “diplomaat”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN
- diplomaat in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)