mecenas

Borrowed from Latin Maecēnās.

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mecenas m (plural mecenassen, diminutive mecenasje n)

1. (art) patron, sponsor

   Synonyms: patroon, sponsor

Learned borrowing from Latin Maecēnās.

• IPA^(key): /mɛˈt͡sɛ.nas/

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• Rhymes: -ɛnas
• Syllabification: me‧ce‧nas

mecenas m pers (female equivalent mecenaska or mecenasowa)

1. (art) patron, sponsor
2. (law) lawyer, advocate

   Synonyms: adwokat, prawnik

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

Inherited from Latin Maecēnās.

• IPA^(key): /meˈθenas/ [meˈθe.nas] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /meˈsenas/ [meˈse.nas] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -enas
• Syllabification: me‧ce‧nas

mecenas m or f by sense (plural mecenas)

1. patron, sponsor

   Synonyms: patrocinador, auspiciador

• “mecenas”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024