privilegium

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See also: privilégium

Czech

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin privilegium.

Pronunciation

Noun

privilegium n

  1. privilege (peculiar benefit, advantage, or favor)
    Synonym: výsada

Declension

Declension of privilegium (semisoft neuter foreign)
singular plural
nominative privilegium privilegia
genitive privilegia privilegií
dative privilegiu privilegiím
accusative privilegium privilegia
vocative privilegium privilegia
locative privilegiu privilegiích
instrumental privilegiem privilegii

Further reading

  • “privilegium”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • “privilegium”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • “privilegium”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Danish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin privilegium.

Noun

privilegium n (singular definite privilegiet, plural indefinite privilegier)

  1. privilege (peculiar benefit, advantage, or favor)

Declension

Declension of privilegium
neuter
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative privilegium privilegiet privilegier privilegierne
genitive privilegiums privilegiets privilegiers privilegiernes

Synonyms

Further reading

Latin

Etymology

From prīvus +‎ lēx +‎ -ium.

Pronunciation

Noun

prīvilēgium n (genitive prīvilēgiī or prīvilēgī); second declension

  1. (law) A law or bill concerning a specific individual.
  2. A privilege, prerogative.

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative prīvilēgium prīvilēgia
Genitive prīvilēgiī
prīvilēgī1 		prīvilēgiōrum
Dative prīvilēgiō prīvilēgiīs
Accusative prīvilēgium prīvilēgia
Ablative prīvilēgiō prīvilēgiīs
Vocative prīvilēgium prīvilēgia

1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  • “privilegium”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “privilegium”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • privilegium in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • “privilegium”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • “privilegium”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin privilegium.

Noun

privilegium n (definite singular privilegiet, indefinite plural privilegier, definite plural privilegia or privilegiene)

  1. privilege

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin privilegium.

Noun

privilegium n (definite singular privilegiet, indefinite plural privilegium, definite plural privilegia)

  1. privilege

References

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin privilegium.

Noun

privilegium n

  1. privilege

Declension

Declension of privilegium 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative privilegium privilegiet privilegier privilegierna
Genitive privilegiums privilegiets privilegiers privilegiernas

References

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