potentat

See also: potentát and Potentat

Danish

Etymology

From French potentat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /potəntaːt/, [pʰotˢənˈtˢæːˀd̥]

Noun

potentat c (singular definite potentaten, plural indefinite potentater)

1. potentate

Inflection

Declension of potentat

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	potentat	potentaten	potentater	potentaterne
genitive	potentats	potentatens	potentaters	potentaternes

French

Pronunciation

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Noun

potentat m (plural potentats)

1. potentate (a powerful leader)

Further reading

• “potentat”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Anagrams

• tapotent

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian potentato.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɔ.tɛnˈtaːt/
• Rhymes: -aːt

Noun

potentat m (plural potentati)

1. potentate

Related terms

• impotenti
• impotenza
• potenti (putent)
• potenza
• potenzjal
• potenzjali
• potenzjalità
• potenzjalment
• potestattiv
• potestà

Middle English

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French potentat, from Latin potentātus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌpɔːtɛnˈtaːt/, /ˈpɔːtɛntaːt/

Noun

potentat

1. (hapax legomenon, Late Middle English) potentate

Usage notes

The usual word for "potentate" in Middle English is potestat.

Descendants

• English: potentate

References

• “potentāt, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French potentat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɔˈtɛn.tat/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɛntat
• Syllabification: po‧ten‧tat

Noun

potentat m pers (female equivalent potentatka)

1. potentate, magnate, tycoon, mogul

   Synonym: baron

Declension

Declension of potentat

	singular	plural
nominative	potentat	potentaci/potentaty (deprecative)
genitive	potentata	potentatów
dative	potentatowi	potentatom
accusative	potentata	potentatów
instrumental	potentatem	potentatami
locative	potentacie	potentatach
vocative	potentacie	potentaci

Further reading

• potentat in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• potentat in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French potentat.

Noun

potentat m (plural potentați)

1. potentate

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	potentat	potentatul		potentați	potentații
genitive-dative	potentat	potentatului		potentați	potentaților
vocative	potentatule			potentaților

Swedish

Noun

potentat c

1. (sometimes somewhat derogatory) a potentate (person in a position of power)
2. (idiomatic, in "en viss potentat" (a certain potentate)) the Devil

Declension

Declension of potentat

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	potentat	potentats
	definite	potentaten	potentatens
plural	indefinite	potentater	potentaters
	definite	potentaterna	potentaternas

References

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