polemik

See also: Polemik

Danish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πολεμικός (polemikós, “of war”).

Noun

polemik c (singular definite polemikken, plural indefinite polemikker)

1. polemic, controversy
2. polemics

Declension

Declension of polemik

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	polemik	polemikken	polemikker	polemikkerne
genitive	polemiks	polemikkens	polemikkers	polemikkernes

Related terms

• polemiker
• polemisk

See also

• pennefejde

References

• “polemik” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “polemik” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch polemiek, from French polémique, from Ancient Greek πολεμικός (polemikós, “of war”), from πόλεμος (pólemos, “war”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /poləˈmik/ [po.ləˈmɪk̚]
• Rhymes: -ik
• Syllabification: po‧le‧mik

Noun

polemik (plural polemik-polemik)

1. polemic: an argument or controversy

Conjugation

Conjugation of polemik (ber-, transitive)

root	polemik
	active	passive		basic imperative	emphatic jussive
		reflective1	ordinary
	ordinary
nominative	berpolemik	–	–	–	–
accusative / dative / locative	–	–	–	–	–
perfective causative / applicative2	mempolemikkan	terpolemikkan	dipolemikkan	polemikkan	polemikkanlah
	causative
nominative	–	–	–	–	–
accusative / dative / locative	–	–	–	–	–
perfective causative / applicative2	–	–	–	–	–

¹ There is another form of reflective passive verb with affixation of ke- -an which is not included in the table. This form is only attested in active voice without causative affixation of per-.
² The -kan row is either causative or applicative. With transitive roots it mostly has applicative meaning.
Some of these forms do not normally exist or are rarely used in standard Indonesian. Some forms may also change meaning.

Derived terms

• berpolemik

• polemik sastra

Further reading

• “polemik”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Etymology

From English polemic.

Noun

polemik (Jawi spelling ڤوليميک, plural polemik-polemik or polemik²)

1. polemic, controversy
2. polemics

References

• "polemik" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "polemik" at PRPM first version)

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɔˈlɛ.mik/
• Rhymes: -ɛmik
• Syllabification: po‧le‧mik

Noun

polemik m pers

1. (archaic) polemicist, polemic

   Synonym: polemista

Declension

Declension of polemik

	singular	plural
nominative	polemik	polemicy/polemiki (deprecative)
genitive	polemika	polemików
dative	polemikowi	polemikom
accusative	polemika	polemików
instrumental	polemikiem	polemikami
locative	polemiku	polemikach
vocative	polemiku	polemicy

Related terms

adjective

• polemiczny

adverb

• polemicznie

nouns

• polemiczność
• polemika
• polemista
• polemistka

verb

• polemizować

Further reading

• “polemik”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[1] (in Polish)

Swedish

Noun

polemik c

1. polemics

Declension

Declension of polemik

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	polemik	polemiks
	definite	polemiken	polemikens
plural	indefinite	polemiker	polemikers
	definite	polemikerna	polemikernas

Related terms

• polemiker
• polemisk

References

• “polemik”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “polemik”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “polemik”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)