педант
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Macedonian
Pronunciation
Noun
педант • (pedant) m (relational adjective педантен)
Declension
Declension of педант
Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from French pédant (possibly via German Pedant), from Italian pedante.[1][2]
Pronunciation
Noun
педа́нт • (pedánt) m anim (genitive педа́нта, nominative plural педа́нты, genitive plural педа́нтов)
Declension
Declension of педа́нт (anim masc-form hard-stem accent-a)
Related terms
- педантичный (pedantičnyj)
References
- ^ Šanskij, N. M. (2004) “педант”, in Školʹnyj etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka (in Russian), Moscow: Drofa
- ^ Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “педант”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From German Pedant, from French pédant, from Italian pedante, from Ancient Greek παιδεία (paideía).
Pronunciation
Noun
пѐдант, педа̏нт m (Latin spelling pèdant, pedȁnt)
- pedant (person who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning)
Declension
Declension of педант
References
- “педант”, in Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
Ukrainian
Etymology
Borrowed from French pédant (possibly via German Pedant), from Italian pedante.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
педа́нт • (pedánt) m pers (genitive педа́нта, nominative plural педа́нти, genitive plural педа́нтів, feminine педа́нтка, relational adjective педа́нтський)
- pedant (person who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning)
- Synonyms: буквої́д m (bukvojíd), формалі́ст m (formalíst)
- pedant (person who makes an excessive or tedious show of their knowledge)
Declension
Declension of педа́нт (pers hard masc-form accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | педа́нт pedánt |
педа́нти pedánty |
| genitive | педа́нта pedánta |
педа́нтів pedántiv |
| dative | педа́нтові, педа́нту pedántovi, pedántu |
педа́нтам pedántam |
| accusative | педа́нта pedánta |
педа́нтів pedántiv |
| instrumental | педа́нтом pedántom |
педа́нтами pedántamy |
| locative | педа́нтові, педа́нті pedántovi, pedánti |
педа́нтах pedántax |
| vocative | педа́нте pedánte |
педа́нти pedánty |
Derived terms
- педанти́зм m (pedantýzm)
- педанти́чний (pedantýčnyj)
- педа́нтство n (pedántstvo)
References
- ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2003), “педант”, in Етимологічний словник української мови (in Ukrainian), volume 4 (Н – П), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 327
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “педант”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2021), “педант”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. (in Ukrainian), volumes 12 (п – підку́рювач), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “педант”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “педант”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- “педант”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- “педант”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “педант”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)