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Latin
Verb
petent
- third-person plural future active indicative of petō
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from German Petent, from Latin petēns.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɛ.tɛnt/
- Rhymes: -ɛtɛnt
- Syllabification: pe‧tent
Noun
petent m pers (female equivalent petentka)
- claimant, petitioner, supplicant (person who comes to a government office to deal with some matter)
- Synonyms: delikwent, interesant, klient
Declension
Further reading
- petent in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- petent in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from German Petent.
Noun
petent m (plural petenți)
- claimant, petitioner
Declension