педант

Macedonian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pɛˈdant]

Noun

педант • (pedantm (relational adjective педантен)

  1. pedant, prig
  2. clean, orderly person with high standards regarding hygiene

Declension

Declension of педант
singular plural
indefinite педант (pedant) педанти (pedanti)
definite unspecified педантот (pedantot) педантите (pedantite)
definite proximal педантов (pedantov) педантиве (pedantive)
definite distal педантон (pedanton) педантине (pedantine)
vocative педанту (pedantu) педанти (pedanti)
count form педанта (pedanta)

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from French pédant (possibly via German Pedant), from Italian pedante.[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pʲɪˈdant]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

педа́нт • (pedántm anim (genitive педа́нта, nominative plural педа́нты, genitive plural педа́нтов, feminine педа́нтка)

  1. pedant, prig
    сухо́й педа́нт
    suxój pedánt
    dry-as-dust pedant

Declension

  • педанти́чный (pedantíčnyj)

References

  1. ^ Šanskij, N. M. (2004) “педант”, in Školʹnyj etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [School Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Drofa
  2. ^ Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “педант”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Pedant.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pědant/
  • Hyphenation: пе‧дант

Noun

пѐдант, педа̏нт m anim (Latin spelling pèdant, pedȁnt)

  1. pedant (person who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning)

Declension

Declension of педант
singular plural
nominative пѐдант педанти
genitive педанта пѐдана̄та̄
dative педанту педантима
accusative педанта педанте
vocative педанте педанти
locative педанту педантима
instrumental педантом педантима

References

  • педант”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Ukrainian

Etymology

Borrowed from French pédant (possibly via German Pedant), from Italian pedante.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [peˈdant]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

педа́нт • (pedántm pers (genitive педа́нта, nominative plural педа́нти, genitive plural педа́нтів, female equivalent педа́нтка, relational adjective педа́нтський)

  1. pedant (person who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning)
    Synonyms: буквої́д m (bukvojíd), формалі́ст m (formalíst)
  2. 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

References

  1. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2003), “педант”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 4 (Н – П), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 327

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