prefekt
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Albanian
Etymology
Ultimately from Latin praefectus (“one placed in charge”), from praeficere (“to place in charge”).
Noun
prefekt m
- (politics) prefect, particularly the governor of an Albanian county or (historical) prefecture.
Declension
Declension of prefekt
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | prefekt | prefekti | prefektë | prefektët |
| accusative | prefektin | |||
| dative | prefekti | prefektit | prefektëve | prefektëve |
| ablative | prefektësh | |||
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Related terms
Czech
Pronunciation
Noun
prefekt m anim
Declension
Declension of prefekt (hard masculine animate)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | prefekt | prefekti |
| genitive | prefekta | prefektů |
| dative | prefektovi, prefektu | prefektům |
| accusative | prefekta | prefekty |
| vocative | prefekte | prefekti |
| locative | prefektovi, prefektu | prefektech |
| instrumental | prefektem | prefekty |
Further reading
- “prefekt”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “prefekt”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Borrowed from German Präfekt, from Latin praefectus (“put in charge”).
Pronunciation
Noun
prèfekt m (Cyrillic spelling прѐфект)
Declension
Declension of prefekt
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | prèfekt | prefekti |
| genitive | prefekta | prèfekātā |
| dative | prefektu | prefektima |
| accusative | prefekta | prefekte |
| vocative | prefekte | prefekti |
| locative | prefektu | prefektima |
| instrumental | prefektom | prefektima |
Related terms
- prefektúra (“prefecture”)
References
- “prefekt” in Hrvatski jezični portal