mecenat

See also: mécénat

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Mäzenat, ultimately from Latin Maecēnās, of Etruscan origin. First attested in 1612. Doublet of mecenas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɛˈt͡sɛ.nat/

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• Rhymes: -ɛnat
• Syllabification: me‧ce‧nat

Noun

mecenat m inan

2. (art) patronage, sponsorship
   • 1612, Kacper Miaskowski, edited by Alina Nowicka-Jeżowa (modern), Zbiór rytmów (Biblioteka Pisarzy Staropolskich; 3)‎^{series, direct}, Wielkopolska (transliteration); Warszawa (modern): Instytut Badań Literackich Polskiej Akademii Nauk (modern); Stowarzyszenie „Prō Cultūrā Litterāriā” (modern), published 1995, page 22:

     Miał Maro, mieli drudzy Mecenaty, ¶ i miewał dowcip wieniec swój przed laty.

     Marō had his, others had their Mæcēnātēs, ¶ and wit used to have its crown in years gone by.

   • 1644, Kazimierz Wojsznarowicz, ORATORA POLITYCZNEGO Ná Pogrzeby Rożne Rozdzielonego/ Przez Kazimierza Jana Woysznarowicza Swiętey Theologiey w Akádemiey Wileńskiey Societatis IEzv Auditorá Wydánego CZĘSC PIERWSZA POGRZEBOWA‎^[1], pages 26–27:

     Opátrzył też ten Pan Oyczyznę onych vmieiętnym gubernatorem/ wiernym praw y wolnośći strożem/ gorliwym Chrześćiáństtwá patronem/ miłośćiwym mecenatem/ litośćiwym niedołężnych opiekunem/ á wszytkich pánem/ wszytkich Oycem/ które_o.

     The Lord also provided that Fatherland with a skillful governor, a faithful guardian of laws and liberties, a zealous patron of Christianity, a gracious patronage, a compassionate protector of the infirm, and a lord to all, a Father to all, whom.

Declension

Declension of mecenat

	singular	plural
nominative	mecenat	mecenaty
genitive	mecenatu	mecenatów
dative	mecenatowi	mecenatom
accusative	mecenat	mecenaty
instrumental	mecenatem	mecenatami
locative	mecenacie	mecenatach
vocative	mecenacie	mecenaty

Further reading

• “mecenat”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[2] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “mecenat”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[3] (in Polish)
• Ewa Rodek (7 October 2019), “MECENAT”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]
• Samuel Bogumił Linde (1809), “mecenat”, in Słownik języka polskiego, volume 2a, page 51
• Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861), “mecenat”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861, volume I, page 642
• J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1902), “mecenat”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 2, Warsaw, page 913
• Woliński, Marcin; Saloni, Zygmunt; Wołosz, Robert; Gruszczyński, Włodzimierz; Skowrońska, Danuta; Bronk, Zbigniew (2020), “mecenat”, in Słownik gramatyczny języka polskiego [Grammatical Dictionary of Polish]‎^[4], 4. online edition, Warszawa

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian mecenàte.

Noun

mecenat m (plural mecenați)

2. (art) patronage, sponsorship

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	mecenat	mecenatul	mecenați	mecenații
genitive-dative	mecenat	mecenatului	mecenați	mecenaților
vocative	mecenatule		mecenaților

Further reading

• “mecenat”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026

Swedish

Etymology

Derived from Latin Maecēnās, from the name of Gaius Maecenas (c. 70–8 BCE), Roman statesman and patron of Horace and Virgil.

Noun

mecenat c

2. (art) patron (of the arts)
   • 1922, Dan Andersson, Posthuma noveller [Posthumous short stories], page 268:

     Det kanhända att du blivit målare. För artister, även för icke så skickliga, har samhället större respekt än för litteratörer. Du har som konstnär lättare att få mecenat, men du skall icke lita på dem. Kring dig och dem slå avunden och förtalet sina garn, och har du en mecenat som du vill behålla, så berätta ej för dina bästa vänner vid en flaska vin att du nyss lyft ditt understöd. Ty om du så gör kunna de ta ifrån dig ditt understöd, sedan de druckit ditt vin.

     It may be that you have become a painter. Society holds greater respect for artists, even those of lesser skill, than for men of letters. As an artist, you will find it easier to secure a patron, but you should not place too much trust in them. Envy and gossip will weave their snares around you and them, and if you have a patron you wish to keep, do not let slip to your closest friends, over a bottle of wine, that you have recently received your allowance. For if you do, they may rob you of it once they have drunk your wine.

   • 2024 August 23, Emma Arenius, “Jenny Nyströms ”Gumman” får stanna på Kalmar läns museum – mecenat griper in [Jenny Nyström's "The Old Woman" will remain at Kalmar County Museum – patron intervenes]”, in Barometern:

     Att hitta en mecenat som lånar ut en dyrbar tavla till ett museum, är något som Mikael Amnell gärna engagerar sig i. För en tid sedan lyckades han pussla ihop en Ibsentavla med ett museum i Norge och en ny ägare som vill låna ut den.

     Finding a patron willing to lend a valuable painting to a museum is something Mikael Amnell is happy to take on. Some time ago, he managed to arrange for an Ibsen painting to connect with a museum in Norway and a new owner who wanted to lend it out.

Declension

Declension of mecenat

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	mecenat	mecenats
	definite	mecenaten	mecenatens
plural	indefinite	mecenater	mecenaters
	definite	mecenaterna	mecenaternas

Further reading

• “mecenat”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)