mecenas

See also: mecénás and mecenáš

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Maecēnās.

Pronunciation

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Noun

mecenas m (plural mecenassen, diminutive mecenasje n)

1. (art) patron, sponsor

   Synonyms: patroon, sponsor

Derived terms

• mecenaat

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Etruscander.

Latin Maecēnāslbor.

Polish mecenas

Learned borrowing from Latin Maecēnās.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɛˈt͡sɛ.nas/

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• Rhymes: -ɛnas
• Syllabification: me‧ce‧nas

Noun

mecenas m pers (female equivalent mecenaska or mecenasowa)

1. (art) patron, sponsor
2. (law) lawyer, advocate

   Synonyms: adwokat, prawnik

Declension

Declension of mecenas

	singular	plural
nominative	mecenas	mecenasi/mecenasowie
genitive	mecenasa	mecenasów
dative	mecenasowi	mecenasom
accusative	mecenasa	mecenasów
instrumental	mecenasem	mecenasami
locative	mecenasie	mecenasach
vocative	mecenasie	mecenasi/mecenasowie

Further reading

• “mecenas”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “mecenas”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin Maecēnās.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /meˈθenas/ [meˈθe.nas] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /meˈsenas/ [meˈse.nas] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -enas
• Syllabification: me‧ce‧nas

Noun

mecenas m or f by sense (plural mecenas)

1. patron, sponsor

   Synonyms: patrocinador, auspiciador

Further reading

• “mecenas”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025