kandidaat

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Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch kandidaat, from French candidat, from Latin candidātus.

Pronunciation

Noun

kandidaat (plural kandidate)

  1. candidate

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowing from French candidat, from Latin candidātus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌkɑn.diˈdaːt/
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  • Hyphenation: kan‧di‧daat
  • Rhymes: -aːt

Noun

kandidaat m (plural kandidaten, diminutive kandidaatje n, feminine kandidate)

  1. candidate

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: kandidaat
  • → Indonesian: kandidat
  • Negerhollands: kandidat

Estonian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɑnʲd̥id̥ˈɑːt/
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Noun

kandidaat (genitive kandidaadi, partitive kandidaati)

  1. candidate

Declension

Declension of kandidaat (ÕS type 22e/riik, t-d gradation)
singular plural
nominative kandidaat kandidaadid
accusative nom.
gen. kandidaadi
genitive kandidaatide
partitive kandidaati kandidaate
kandidaatisid
illative kandidaati
kandidaadisse 		kandidaatidesse
kandidaadesse
inessive kandidaadis kandidaatides
kandidaades
elative kandidaadist kandidaatidest
kandidaadest
allative kandidaadile kandidaatidele
kandidaadele
adessive kandidaadil kandidaatidel
kandidaadel
ablative kandidaadilt kandidaatidelt
kandidaadelt
translative kandidaadiks kandidaatideks
kandidaadeks
terminative kandidaadini kandidaatideni
essive kandidaadina kandidaatidena
abessive kandidaadita kandidaatideta
comitative kandidaadiga kandidaatidega

Further reading

  • “kandidaat”, in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
  • “kandidaat”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN
  • kandidaat in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
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