potentat

Danish

Etymology

From French potentat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /potəntaːt/, [pʰotˢənˈtˢæːˀd̥]

Noun

potentat c (singular definite potentaten, plural indefinite potentater)

1. potentate

Inflection

Declension of potentat

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	potentat	potentaten	potentater	potentaterne
genitive	potentats	potentatens	potentaters	potentaternes

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French

Pronunciation

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Noun

potentat m (plural potentats)

1. potentate (a powerful leader)

Further reading

• “potentat”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• tapotent

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Middle English

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French potentat, from Latin potentātus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌpɔːtɛnˈtaːt/, /ˈpɔːtɛntaːt/

Noun

potentat

1. (hapax, Late Middle English) potentate

Usage notes

The usual word for "potentate" in Middle English is potestat.

Descendants

• English: potentate

References

• “potentāt, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French potentat.

Noun

potentat m pers (female equivalent potentatka)

1. potentate, magnate, tycoon, mogul

   Synonym: baron

Declension

Declension of potentat

	singular	plural
nominative	potentat	potentaci/potentaty (deprecative)
genitive	potentata	potentatów
dative	potentatowi	potentatom
accusative	potentata	potentatów
instrumental	potentatem	potentatami
locative	potentacie	potentatach
vocative	potentacie	potentaci

Further reading

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

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Romanian

Etymology

From French potentat.

Noun

potentat m (plural potentați)

1. potentate

Declension

Declension of potentat

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) potentat	potentatul	(niște) potentați	potentații
genitive/dative	(unui) potentat	potentatului	(unor) potentați	potentaților
vocative	potentatule		potentaților