kandydat

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin candidātus.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] First attested in 1579.[8] Compare Silesian kandydat.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /kanˈdɘ.dat/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɘdat
  • Syllabification: kan‧dy‧dat

Noun

kandydat m pers (female equivalent kandydatka, related adjective kandydacki)

  1. candidate (a person who seeks to be elected or appointed to a position or privilege) [with na (+ accusative) or do (+ genitive) ‘for what’]
    Synonyms: aspirant, pretendent
  2. candidate (someone or something likely or suited to undergo or be chosen for a purpose) [with na (+ accusative) ‘for what’]
    Synonym: materiał
  3. (obsolete) doctor (person who has been awarded the highest degree possible at a university)
    Synonym: doktor
  4. (obsolete, Russian military) soldier who has the right to become a military official

Declension

Declension of kandydat
singular plural
nominative kandydat kandydaci/kandydaty (deprecative)
genitive kandydata kandydatów
dative kandydatowi kandydatom
accusative kandydata kandydatów
instrumental kandydatem kandydatami
locative kandydacie kandydatach
vocative kandydacie kandydaci

Derived terms

nouns
verbs

Descendants

  • → Kashubian: kandidat
  • → Russian: кандида́т (kandidát)

References

  1. ^ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “kandydat”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
  2. ^ Sławski, Franciszek (1958-1965) “kandydat”, in Jan Safarewicz, Andrzej Siudut, editors, Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological dictionary of the Polish language] (in Polish), Kraków: Towarzystwo Miłośników Języka Polskiego
  3. ^ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “kandydat”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
  4. ^ Stanisław Dubisz, editor (2003), “kandydat”, in Uniwersalny słownik języka polskiego [Universal dictionary of the Polish language]‎[1] (in Polish), volumes 1-4, Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN SA, →ISBN
  5. ^ Krystyna Długosz-Kurczabowa (2021) “kandydat”, in Wielki słownik etymologiczno-historyczny języka polskiego, →ISBN
  6. ^ Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “kandydat”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
  7. ^ Brückner, Aleksander (1927) “kandydat”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna
  8. ^ Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “kandydat”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]

Further reading

Silesian

Alternative forms

  • kandyŏt

Etymology

Borrowed from German Kandidat. Compare Polish kandydat.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kanˈdɪ.dat/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪdat
  • Syllabification: kan‧dy‧dat

Noun

kandydat m pers (female equivalent kandydatka)

  1. candidate (a person who seeks to be elected or appointed to a position or privilege)
nouns

Further reading

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