adwokat

See also: adwókat

Elfdalian

Etymology

From Swedish advokat.

Noun

adwokat m

  1. advocate, solicitor

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Polish

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Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin advocātus.[1][2] Sense 2 is a semantic loan from German Advokat and French avocat.[1] Doublet of wójt (government clerk, overlord). First attested in 1559.[3]

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /aˈdvɔ.kat/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔkat
  • Syllabification: a‧dwo‧kat

Noun

adwokat m pers (female equivalent adwokatka, diminutive adwokacik)

  1. advocate, attorney, barrister, solicitor, lawyer, counsel
    Synonym: prawnik
  2. (figuratively) advocate (person who speaks in support of something)
    Synonym: rzecznik
    adwokat dzieckachildren's advocate
    adwokat biednychadvocate for the poor
    adwokat jakiejś sprawyadvocate of some issue
    adwokat interesów krajowychadvocate of national interests
  3. (Middle Polish) government clerk exercising jurisdictional authority
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Etymology 2

Borrowed from Dutch advocaat.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈdvɔ.kat/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔkat
  • Syllabification: a‧dwo‧kat

Noun

adwokat m inan

  1. advocaat
    Synonyms: ajerkoniak, jajecznik
    butelka adwokatabottle of advocaat
    kieliszek adwokataglass of advocaat
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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “adwokat”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
  2. ^ Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “adwokat”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
  3. ^ Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “adwokat”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]

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