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Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin polīticus, from Ancient Greek πολιτικός (politikós); corresponding to politiek + -icus. First attested in 1629.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌpoːˈli.ti.kʏs/
- Hyphenation: po‧li‧ti‧cus
Noun
politicus m (plural politici, diminutive politicusje n, feminine politica)
- politician
- Synonym: politieker
De politicus hield een toespraak tijdens de campagne.- The politician delivered a speech during the campaign.
De politici debatteerden over verschillende maatschappelijke kwesties.- The politicians debated various social issues.
De jonge politica is een veelbelovend lid van het parlement.- The young politician is a promising member of the parliament.
Descendants
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek πολιτικός (politikós).
Pronunciation
Adjective
polīticus (feminine polītica, neuter polīticum, adverb polīticē); first/second-declension adjective
- political, civil, of the state, relating to civil polity
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
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References
- “politicus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “politicus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- politicus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- politicus in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016