kandydat nauk

Polish

Etymology

Literally, “candidate of sciences”. Calque of Russian кандида́т нау́к (kandidát naúk).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kanˈdɘ.dat ˈna.uk/
  • Syllabification: kan‧dy‧dat na‧uk

Noun

kandydat nauk m pers

  1. Candidate of Sciences (possessor of a Candidate of Sciences degree)
  2. Candidate of Sciences (first of two doctoral level scientific degrees in Russia and some of the Commonwealth of Independent States)
  3. (historical) Candidate of Sciences (first of two doctoral level scientific degrees in the USSR and Czechoslovakia)

Declension

Declension of kandydat nauk
singular plural
nominative kandydat nauk kandydaci nauk
genitive kandydata nauk kandydatów nauk
dative kandydatowi nauk kandydatom nauk
accusative kandydata nauk kandydatów nauk
instrumental kandydatem nauk kandydatami nauk
locative kandydacie nauk kandydatach nauk
vocative kandydacie nauk kandydaci nauk

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