aspirant

See also: Aspirant

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French aspirant.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈæspəɹənt/
  • (Philippines) IPA(key): /ɐsˈpaɪɹɐnt/ (nonstandard)
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Noun

aspirant (plural aspirants)

  1. Someone who aspires for high office, etc.

Translations

Adjective

aspirant (comparative more aspirant, superlative most aspirant)

  1. Seeking advancement.
  2. Striving for recognition.

Derived terms

Anagrams

Catalan

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Adjective

aspirant m or f (masculine and feminine plural aspirants)

  1. aspiring

Noun

aspirant m or f by sense (plural aspirants)

  1. aspirant
Further reading

Etymology 2

Verb

aspirant

  1. gerund of aspirar

Danish

Noun

aspirant c (singular definite aspiranten, plural indefinite aspiranter)

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Declension

Declension of aspirant
common
gender
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative aspirant aspiranten aspiranter aspiranterne
genitive aspirants aspirantens aspiranters aspiranternes

Further reading

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /as.pi.ʁɑ̃/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

aspirant m (plural aspirants, feminine aspirante)

  1. aspirant
  2. (military) officer candidate, officer designate, midshipman

Descendants

  • German: Aspirant

Adjective

aspirant (feminine aspirante, masculine plural aspirants, feminine plural aspirantes)

  1. aspiring
  2. sucking, extracting

Participle

aspirant

  1. present participle of aspirer

Further reading

Anagrams

Latin

Verb

aspīrant

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of aspīrō

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French aspirant.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /asˈpi.rant/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -irant
  • Syllabification: as‧pi‧rant

Noun

aspirant m pers (female equivalent aspirantka)

  1. (literary) aspirant, candidate
  2. (law enforcement) warrant officer (in the police)
  3. (historical) Candidate of Sciences

Declension

Derived terms

adjective
adjective

Further reading

  • aspirant in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • aspirant in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French aspirant.

Noun

aspirant m (plural aspiranți, feminine equivalent aspirantă)

  1. aspirant

Declension

Declension of aspirant
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative aspirant aspirantul aspiranți aspiranții
genitive-dative aspirant aspirantului aspiranți aspiranților
vocative aspirantule aspiranților