mecenat

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See also: mécénat

Polish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɛˈt͡sɛ.nat/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛnat
  • Syllabification: me‧ce‧nat

Noun

mecenat m inan

  1. (art) patronage, sponsorship

Declension

Further reading

  • mecenat in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • mecenat in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian mecenate.

Noun

mecenat m (plural mecenați)

  1. patronage (of the arts etc)

Declension

singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative mecenat mecenatul mecenați mecenații
genitive-dative mecenat mecenatului mecenați mecenaților
vocative mecenatule mecenaților

Swedish

Etymology

Derived from Latin Maecēnās, from the name of Gaius Maecenas (c. 70–8 BCE), Roman statesman and patron of Horace and Virgil.

Noun

mecenat c

  1. patron (of the arts)
    • 1922, Dan Andersson, Posthuma noveller [Posthumous short stories], page 268:
      Det kanhända att du blivit målare. För artister, även för icke så skickliga, har samhället större respekt än för litteratörer. Du har som konstnär lättare att få mecenat, men du skall icke lita på dem. Kring dig och dem slå avunden och förtalet sina garn, och har du en mecenat som du vill behålla, så berätta ej för dina bästa vänner vid en flaska vin att du nyss lyft ditt understöd. Ty om du så gör kunna de ta ifrån dig ditt understöd, sedan de druckit ditt vin.
      It may be that you have become a painter. Society holds greater respect for artists, even those of lesser skill, than for men of letters. As an artist, you will find it easier to secure a patron, but you should not place too much trust in them. Envy and gossip will weave their snares around you and them, and if you have a patron you wish to keep, do not let slip to your closest friends, over a bottle of wine, that you have recently received your allowance. For if you do, they may rob you of it once they have drunk your wine.
    • 2024 August 23, Emma Arenius, “Jenny Nyströms ”Gumman” får stanna på Kalmar läns museum – mecenat griper in [Jenny Nyström's "The Old Woman" will remain at Kalmar County Museum – patron intervenes]”, in Barometern:
      Att hitta en mecenat som lånar ut en dyrbar tavla till ett museum, är något som Mikael Amnell gärna engagerar sig i. För en tid sedan lyckades han pussla ihop en Ibsentavla med ett museum i Norge och en ny ägare som vill låna ut den.
      Finding a patron willing to lend a valuable painting to a museum is something Mikael Amnell is happy to take on. Some time ago, he managed to arrange for an Ibsen painting to connect with a museum in Norway and a new owner who wanted to lend it out.

Declension

Further reading