clandestin

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin clandestīnus (“secret, concealed”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /klɑ̃.dɛs.tɛ̃/

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Adjective

clandestin (feminine clandestine, masculine plural clandestins, feminine plural clandestines)

1. clandestine

   passager clandestin ― stowaway

Derived terms

• clandestinement
• clandestinité
• sauge clandestine

Further reading

• “clandestin” in the Dictionnaire de l’Académie françoise, 4th Edition (1762).
• “clandestin” in the Dictionnaire de l’Académie française, 8th Edition (1932–35).
• “clandestin” in the Dictionnaire de l’Académie française, 9th Edition (1992-).
• “clandestin”, in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse
• Littré, Émile (1873–1878), “clandestin”, in Dictionnaire de la langue française, Paris: L. Hachette
• “clandestin” in Dico en ligne Le Robert.
• “clandestin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French clandestin, from Latin clandestinus.

Adjective

clandestin m or n (feminine singular clandestină, masculine plural clandestini, feminine/neuter plural clandestine)

1. clandestine

Declension

Declension of clandestin

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	clandestin		clandestină		clandestini	clandestine
	definite	clandestinul		clandestina		clandestinii	clandestinele
genitive- dative	indefinite	clandestin		clandestine		clandestini	clandestine
	definite	clandestinului		clandestinei		clandestinilor	clandestinelor

Related terms

• clandestinitate