docent
English
Etymology
From Latin docēns, present participle of doceō (“to teach”). As some central European teachers, a clipped version of privat-docent, from German Privatdozent, from German Dozent.
Pronunciation
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Adjective
docent (comparative more docent, superlative most docent)
- Instructive; that teaches.
Noun
docent (plural docents)
- A teacher or lecturer at some universities (in central Europe, etc.)
- 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage 2007, p. 1212:
- Zermelo had been a docent at Göttingen when Kit was there and, like Russell, had been preoccupied with the set of all sets that are not members of themselves.
- 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage 2007, p. 1212:
- (chiefly US) A tour guide at a museum, art gallery, historical site, etc.
- The docent greeted the visitors and welcomed them to the Louvre.
Related terms
Translations
teacher or lecturer in university
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tour guide
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Czech
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
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Related terms
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Further reading
Danish
Noun
docent c (singular definite docenten, plural indefinite docenter)
Declension
Declension of docent
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | docent | docenten | docenter | docenterne |
genitive | docents | docentens | docenters | docenternes |
Dutch
Etymology
From Latin docēns, present participle of doceō (“to teach”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /doːˈsɛnt/, (Netherlands) [doʊ̯ˈsɛnt], (Belgium) [doːˈsɛnt]
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: do‧cent
- Rhymes: -ɛnt
Noun
docent m (plural docenten, diminutive docentje n, feminine docente)
Synonyms
Descendants
- Indonesian: dosen
Latin
Verb
(deprecated template usage) docent
Polish
Etymology
From Latin docēns, likely through German Dozent.
Pronunciation
- Template:pl-IPA-auto
audio: (file)
Noun
docent m pers
Declension
Declension of docent
Derived terms
Swedish
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
docent c
- a docent, a university teacher who holds a PhD degree, an associate professor
Declension
Declension of docent | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | docent | docenten | docenter | docenterna |
Genitive | docents | docentens | docenters | docenternas |
Further reading
docent on the Swedish Wikipedia.Wikipedia sv
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