kamrat

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Kamerad, from French camarade, from Spanish camarada, from Spanish cámara, from Vulgar Latin camara, from Ancient Greek καμάρα (kamára). Doublet of gamrat.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkam.rat/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -amrat
  • Syllabification: kam‧rat

Noun

kamrat m pers (female equivalent kamratka)

  1. comrade, mate, companion
    Synonyms: towarzysz, kompan

Declension

Derived terms

adjective
  • kamracki
adverb
  • kamracko
noun
  • kamractwo

Further reading

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

Silesian

Alternative forms

  • kōmrat

Etymology

Borrowed from German Kamerad.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkam.rat/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -amrat
  • Syllabification: kam‧rat

Noun

kamrat m pers

  1. colleague (partner in work, study, or some activity)
    Synonyms: kolega, kolek, kumpel, przŏciel, tŏwrzisz
    Antonyms: wrōg, nymezis, przeciwnik, rywal
    • 2017, Charles Dickens, translated by Grzegorz Kulik, Godniŏ pieśń [A Christmas Carol]‎[1], 1 edition, Opole: Silesia Progress, →ISBN, page 17:
      Czymu niy mogymy być kamratami?
      Why can't we be partbers?

References

  1. ^ Barbara Podgórska, Adam Podgóski (2008) “kamrat”, in Słownik gwar śląskich [A dictionary of Silesian dialects] (in Polish), Katowice: Wydawnictwo KOS, →ISBN, page 125

Further reading

Swedish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kamˈrɑːt/
  • Audio (Gotland); en kamrat:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑːt

Noun

kamrat c

  1. friend; mate, companion
    skolkamrat
    friend from school
  2. comrade; fellow socialist or communist
  3. comrade (title)

Declension

Declension of kamrat
nominative genitive
singular indefinite kamrat kamrats
definite kamraten kamratens
plural indefinite kamrater kamraters
definite kamraterna kamraternas

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