агент

Bulgarian

Alternative forms

• (archaic) аге́нтин (agéntin)

Etymology

From Russian аге́нт (agént) and German Agent, from Latin agēns (genitive agentis).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɐˈɡɛnt]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian):

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• Rhymes: -ɛnt
• Syllabification^(key): а‧гент
• Hyphenation^(key): агент

Noun

аге́нт • (agént) m (feminine аге́нтка, relational adjective аге́нтски)

1. male agent, male factor (one who acts in place of another)
2. agent (an active power or cause; that which has the power to produce an effect; as, a physical, chemical, or medicinal agent; as, heat is a powerful agent)

Declension

Declension of аге́нт

	singular	plural
indefinite	аге́нт agént	аге́нти agénti
definite (subject form)	аге́нтът agéntǎt	аге́нтите agéntite
definite (object form)	аге́нта agénta
count form	—	аге́нта agénta
vocative form	аге́нте agénte	аге́нти agénti

Derived terms

• аге́нтщина (agéntština)
• аге́нтство (agéntstvo)
• аге́нтшина (agéntšina)

References

• “агент”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “агент”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “агѐнт”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 3
• “агент”, in Български тълковен речник [Bulgarian Explanatory Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), fourth edition, Sofia: Nauka i Izkustvo, 2005, →ISBN, page 18

Anagrams

• тегна (tegna)

Kazakh

Alternative scripts

Arabic	اگەنت
Cyrillic	агент
Latin	agent

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian агент (agent), from Latin agēns.

Noun

агент • (agent)

1. agent

Declension

Declension of агент

	singular	plural
nominative	агент (agent)	агенттер (agentter)
genitive	агенттің (agenttıñ)	агенттердің (agentterdıñ)
dative	агентке (agentke)	агенттерге (agentterge)
accusative	агентті (agenttı)	агенттерді (agentterdı)
locative	агентте (agentte)	агенттерде (agentterde)
ablative	агенттен (agentten)	агенттерден (agentterden)
instrumental	агентпен (agentpen)	агенттермен (agenttermen)
similative	агенттей (agenttei)	агенттердей (agentterdei)

Derived terms

• агенттік (agenttık)

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aˈɡɛnt]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: а‧гент

Noun

аге́нт • (agént) m (plural аге́нти, feminine аге́нтка, related adjective аге́нтски)

1. agent

Declension

Declension of агент

	singular	plural
indefinite	агент (agent)	агенти (agenti)
definite unspecified	агентот (agentot)	агентите (agentite)
definite proximal	агентов (agentov)	агентиве (agentive)
definite distal	агентон (agenton)	агентине (agentine)
vocative	агенту (agentu)	агенти (agenti)
count form	—	агента (agenta)

References

• “агент” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɐˈɡʲent]

• Audio:

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• Audio (Saint Petersburg):

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• Rhymes: -ent

Noun

аге́нт • (agént) m anim (genitive аге́нта, nominative plural аге́нты, genitive plural аге́нтов, female equivalent аге́нтка)

1. agent
2. envoy

Declension

Declension of аге́нт (anim masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	аге́нт agént	аге́нты agénty
genitive	аге́нта agénta	аге́нтов agéntov
dative	аге́нту agéntu	аге́нтам agéntam
accusative	аге́нта agénta	аге́нтов agéntov
instrumental	аге́нтом agéntom	аге́нтами agéntami
prepositional	аге́нте agénte	аге́нтах agéntax

Related terms

• аге́нтство (agéntstvo)
• агенту́ра (agentúra)

Descendants

• → Bulgarian: аге́нт (agént)
• → Kazakh: агент (agent)
• → Tatar: агент (ağent)
• → Ukrainian: аге́нт (ahént)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Latin agēns, present active participle of agere (“to drive, lead, conduct, manage, perform, do”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ǎɡent/
• Hyphenation: а‧гент

Noun

а̀гент m anim (Latin spelling àgent)

1. agent

Declension

Declension of агент

	singular	plural
nominative	а̀гент	агенти
genitive	агента	а̀гена̄та̄
dative	агенту	агентима
accusative	агента	агенте
vocative	агенте	агенти
locative	агенту	агентима
instrumental	агентом	агентима

References

• “агент”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026

Tatar

Other scripts

Cyrillic	‍
Zamanälif	agent‍
Jaꞑalif
Yaña imlâ	‍

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian аге́нт (agént), from German Agent, from French agent, from Latin agens.

Noun

агент • (ağent)

1. agent
2. spy

Derived terms

• агентлык (ağentlıq)

Ukrainian

Alternative forms

• аґе́нт (agént) — 1928–1933 spelling

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian аге́нт (agént), from German Agent, from French agent, from Latin agens.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɐˈɦɛnt]

• Audio:

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Noun

аге́нт • (ahént) m pers or m inan (genitive аге́нта, nominative plural аге́нти, genitive plural аге́нтів, female equivalent аге́нтка, relational adjective аге́нтський)

1. (personal) agent (one who acts for, or in the place of, another)
2. (personal, espionage) agent (someone who works for an intelligence agency)
3. (inanimate) agent (an active power or cause or substance; something (e.g. biological, chemical, thermal, etc.) that has the power to produce an effect)
4. (inanimate, computing) agent

Declension

(personal):

Declension of аге́нт
(pers hard masc-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	аге́нт ahént	аге́нти ahénty
genitive	аге́нта ahénta	аге́нтів ahéntiv
dative	аге́нтові, аге́нту ahéntovi, ahéntu	аге́нтам ahéntam
accusative	аге́нта ahénta	аге́нтів ahéntiv
instrumental	аге́нтом ahéntom	аге́нтами ahéntamy
locative	аге́нтові, аге́нті ahéntovi, ahénti	аге́нтах ahéntax
vocative	аге́нте ahénte	аге́нти ahénty

(inanimate):

Declension of аге́нт
(inan hard masc-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	аге́нт ahént	аге́нти ahénty
genitive	аге́нта ahénta	аге́нтів ahéntiv
dative	аге́нтові, аге́нту ahéntovi, ahéntu	аге́нтам ahéntam
accusative	аге́нт ahént	аге́нти ahénty
instrumental	аге́нтом ahéntom	аге́нтами ahéntamy
locative	аге́нті ahénti	аге́нтах ahéntax
vocative	аге́нте ahénte	аге́нти ahénty

Derived terms

• аге́нтний (ahéntnyj)
• аге́нтство n (ahéntstvo)
• іноаге́нт (inoahént)
• інозе́мний аге́нт (inozémnyj ahént)

Related terms

• агенту́ра f (ahentúra)
• аге́нція f (ahéncija)

Further reading

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “агент”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Rusanivskyi, V. M., editor (2010), “агент”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1 (а – бязь), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “агент”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “агент”, in English–Ukrainian Dictionaries
• “агент”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horox – Slovozmina, Horokh – Inflection]‎^[1]
• “агент”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
• “агент”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua, Slovnyk.ua]‎^[2]