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Albanian
Adjective
politik (feminine politike, masculine plural politikë, feminine plural politike)
- political
Basque
Adjective
politik
- partitive indefinite of polit
Czech
Pronunciation
Noun
politik m anim (female equivalent politička)
- politician
Declension
Declension of politik (velar masculine animate)
Further reading
- “politik”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “politik”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “politik”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
Danish
Etymology
Via German Politik from Ancient Greek πολιτική (politikḗ, “relating to the state; politics”), derived from the noun πόλις (pólis, “city, state”).
Pronunciation
Noun
politik c (definite singular politikken) (uncountable)
- (politics) politics
Noun
politik c (definite singular politikken, indefinite plural politikker, definite plural politikkerne)
- a policy (course or principle of action adopted or proposed by an organisation)
Haitian Creole
Etymology
From French politique (“politics”).
Pronunciation
Noun
politik
- politics
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay politik, from Dutch politiek (“politics”),[1] from French politique, from Ancient Greek πολιτική (politikḗ, “relating to the state; politics”), πόλις (pólis, “city, state”). By analogy with Aristotle’s "τα πολιτικά" ('affairs of state').
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- Hyphenation: po‧li‧tik
Noun
politik (first-person possessive politikku, second-person possessive politikmu, third-person possessive politiknya)
- politics,
- (politics) a methodology and activities associated with running a government, an organization, or a movement.
- political maneuvers or diplomacy between people, groups, or organizations, especially involving power, influence or conflict.
- policy
- Synonym: kebijakan
Derived terms
References
- ^ Kwik Khing Djoen (1923) Kitab Vortaro: Segala Perkatahan-Perkatahan Asing Jang Soeda Oemoem Di Goena Ken Di Dalem Soerat-Soerat Kabar Melayoe, Batavia: Sin Po, archived from the original on 3 March 2022, page 254
Further reading
Malay
Etymology
From Dutch politiek, from French politique by analogy with Aristotle’s "τα πολιτικά" ('affairs of state'). First attested as politiek published in Kitab Vortaro in 1923.[1][2]
Noun
politik (Jawi spelling ڤوليتيک, informal 1st possessive politikku, 2nd possessive politikmu, 3rd possessive politiknya)
- politics
- Synonym: siasah
References
- ^ Kwik Khing Djoen (1923) Kitab Vortaro: Segala Perkatahan-Perkatahan Asing Jang Soeda Oemoem Di Goena Ken Di Dalem Soerat-Soerat Kabar Melayoe, Batavia: Sin Po, archived from the original on 3 March 2022, page 254
- ^ Leow, Rachel (2016) Taming Babel: Language in the Making of Malaysia, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 131
Further reading
Slovak
Etymology
From politika (“politics”).
Pronunciation
Noun
politik m pers (genitive singular politika, nominative plural politici, genitive plural politikov, declension pattern of chlap)
- politician
Declension
Further reading
- “politik”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024
Swedish
Etymology
Ultimately from Ancient Greek πολιτικός (politikós).
Pronunciation
Noun
politik c
- politics
- policy
Den nya premiärministern ska föra en hård politik mot brottslighet.- The new prime minister will conduct a tough policy against crime.
Declension
Derived terms
Turkish
Etymology
From French politique.
Pronunciation
Adjective
politik
- political
Synonyms