politicus

Dutch

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin polīticus, from Ancient Greek πολιτικός (politikós); corresponding to politiek +‎ -icus. First attested in 1629.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌpoːˈli.ti.kʏs/

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• Hyphenation: po‧li‧ti‧cus

Noun

politicus m (plural politici, diminutive politicusje n, feminine politica)

1. politician

   Synonym: politieker

   De politicus hield een toespraak tijdens de campagne.

   The politician delivered a speech during the campaign.

   De politici debatteerden over verschillende maatschappelijke kwesties.

   The politicians debated various social issues.

   De jonge politica is een veelbelovend lid van het parlement.

   The young politician is a promising member of the parliament.

Descendants

• Afrikaans: politikus
• → Indonesian: politikus, politisi

Latin

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *tpelH-

Proto-Hellenic *ptólis

Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis)

Proto-Indo-European *-tósder.

Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)

Ancient Greek πολῑ́της (polī́tēs)

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Hellenic *-kos

Ancient Greek -κός (-kós)

Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós)

Ancient Greek πολιτικός (politikós)bor.

Latin polīticus

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πολιτικός (politikós).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [pɔˈliː.tɪ.kʊs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [poˈliː.ti.kus]

Adjective

polīticus (feminine polītica, neuter polīticum, adverb polīticē); first/second-declension adjective

1. political, civil, of the state, relating to civil polity

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	polīticus	polītica	polīticum		polīticī	polīticae	polītica
genitive	polīticī	polīticae	polīticī		polīticōrum	polīticārum	polīticōrum
dative	polīticō	polīticae	polīticō		polīticīs
accusative	polīticum	polīticam	polīticum		polīticōs	polīticās	polītica
ablative	polīticō	polīticā	polīticō		polīticīs
vocative	polītice	polītica	polīticum		polīticī	polīticae	polītica

Synonyms

• (political): cīvīlis

Derived terms

• geōpolīticus
• trias polītica ^(wiki)

Descendants

• Catalan: polític
• French: politique
  • English: politic
  • German: Politik
• Italian: politico
• Occitan: politic
• Portuguese: político
• Romanian: politic, politică
• Spanish: político

References

• “politicus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “politicus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “politicus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• politicus in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)), Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016