constituent

English

Etymology

From Latin constituens, present participle of constituo (“I establish”), from com- (“together”) + statuo (“I set, place, establish”); see statute or statue, and compare institute and restitute.

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Wikipedia

Adjective

constituent (not comparable)

1. being a part, or component of a whole
2. authorized to make a constitution

Related terms

• constitute
• constituency
• constitution
• constitutional
• constitutive

Translations

being a part, or component of a whole

Bulgarian: съставен от (bg) Finnish: aineksena oleva

Italian: costituente (it) Portuguese: constituinte (pt) m. and f.

authorized to make a constitution

Finnish: perustuslakia säätävä

Portuguese: constituinte (pt) m. and f.

Noun

constituent (plural constituents)

1. a part, or component of a whole
2. a resident of a place represented by an elected official
3. (grammar) a functional element of a phrase or clause

Translations

part, or component of a whole

Bulgarian: съставна част (bg) Czech: složka (cs) f. Finnish: aineosa, ainesosa, rakenneosa Hebrew: מרכיב (markiv) m.

Italian: elemento (it) m., costitutivo (it) m. Polish: składnik (pl) m. Russian: составная часть (ru) (sostávnaja čast’) f.

resident of a place represented by an elected official

Bulgarian: избирател (bg) m. Finnish: äänestäjä (fi) Italian: elettore (it) m.

Polish: wyborca (pl) m. Russian: избиратель (ru) (izbirátel’) m.

functional element of a phrase or clause

Arabic: please add this translation if you can: Finnish: lauseenjäsen (fi) French: please add this translation if you can: German: Wähler (de) m. Italian: elemento (it) m. Japanese: please add this translation if you can:

Korean: please add this translation if you can: Mandarin: please add this translation if you can: Polish: please add this translation if you can: Portuguese: please add this translation if you can: Russian: составляющая (ru) (sostavljájuščaja) f. Spanish: please add this translation if you can:

See also

• Constituent (linguistics) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Constituent (linguistics)

External links

• constituent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• constituent in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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French

Verb

constituent

1. third-person plural present indicative of constituer
2. third-person plural present subjunctive of constituer

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Latin

Verb

cōnstituent

1. third-person plural future active indicative of cōnstituō