politicus

Dutch

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin polīticus, from Ancient Greek πολιτικός (politikós); corresponding to politiek +‎ -icus. First attested in 1629.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌpoːˈli.ti.kʏs/

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• Hyphenation: po‧li‧ti‧cus

Noun

politicus m (plural politici, diminutive politicusje n, feminine politica)

1. politician

   Synonym: politieker

   De politicus hield een toespraak tijdens de campagne.

   The politician delivered a speech during the campaign.

   De politici debatteerden over verschillende maatschappelijke kwesties.

   The politicians debated various social issues.

   De jonge politica is een veelbelovend lid van het parlement.

   The young politician is a promising member of the parliament.

Descendants

• Afrikaans: politikus
• → Indonesian: politikus, politisi

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πολιτικός (politikós).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /poˈliː.ti.kus/, [pɔˈlʲiːt̪ɪkʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /poˈli.ti.kus/, [poˈliːt̪ikus]

Adjective

polīticus (feminine polītica, neuter polīticum, adverb polīticē); first/second-declension adjective

1. political, civil, of the state, relating to civil polity

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	polīticus	polītica	polīticum		polīticī	polīticae	polītica
Genitive	polīticī	polīticae	polīticī		polīticōrum	polīticārum	polīticōrum
Dative	polīticō		polīticō		polīticīs
Accusative	polīticum	polīticam	polīticum		polīticōs	polīticās	polītica
Ablative	polīticō	polīticā	polīticō		polīticīs
Vocative	polītice	polītica	polīticum		polīticī	polīticae	polītica

Synonyms

• (political): cīvīlis

Derived terms

• trias polītica ^(wiki)

Descendants

• Catalan: polític
• French: politique
  • English: politic
  • German: Politik
• Italian: politico
• Occitan: politic
• Portuguese: político
• Romanian: politic, politică
• Spanish: político

References

• “politicus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “politicus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• politicus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• politicus in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016