privat

See also: privát and privât

English

Adjective

privat (comparative more privat, superlative most privat)

1. Obsolete spelling of private.

See also

• privat-docent

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Central, Northwestern) [pɾiˈβat]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [pɾiˈvat]

• Audio (Barcelona):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -at

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin prīvātus.

Adjective

privat (feminine privada, masculine plural privats, feminine plural privades)

1. private

   Antonym: públic

Derived terms

• privadament
• privadesa
• privatitzar

Etymology 2

Participle

privat (feminine privada, masculine plural privats, feminine plural privades)

1. past participle of privar

References

• “privat”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “privat”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “privat” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “privat”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin prīvātus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pʁiˈvæˀd]

Adjective

privat (neuter singular privat, definite singular and plural private)

1. private (not done in the view of others)
2. privately owned, privately held (not public)

Derived terms

• privatadresse
• privatansat
• privatbolig
• privateje
• privathospital
• privatliv
• privatskole

Fixed Expressions

• den private sektor
• det private erhvervsliv
• privat ejendomsret
• privat forbrug
• privat fællesvej
• privat hær
• privat vej

References

• “privat” in Den Danske Ordbog

German

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *per-

Proto-Italic *prei

Proto-Indo-European *-wós

Proto-Italic *-wos

Proto-Italic *preiwos

Latin prīvus

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.

Proto-Italic *-ājō

Proto-Italic *-āō

Latin -ō

Latin prīvō

Latin prīvātusbor.

German privat

Borrowed from Latin prīvātus. First attested in the 16 century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʁiˈvaːt/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -aːt

Adjective

privat (strong nominative masculine singular privater, comparative privater, superlative am privatesten)

1. private

   Synonyms: persönlich, vertraulich, intim, nicht für die Allgemeinheit/Öffentlichkeit bestimmt

   Antonyms: öffentlich, publik, allgemein, beruflich, dienstlich

Declension

Positive forms of privat number & gender singular plural masculine feminine neuter predicative er ist privat sie ist privat es ist privat sie sind privat strong declension (without article) nominative privater private privates private genitive privaten privater privaten privater dative privatem privater privatem privaten accusative privaten private privates private weak declension (with definite article) nominative der private die private das private die privaten genitive des privaten der privaten des privaten der privaten dative dem privaten der privaten dem privaten den privaten accusative den privaten die private das private die privaten mixed declension (with indefinite article) nominative ein privater eine private ein privates (keine) privaten genitive eines privaten einer privaten eines privaten (keiner) privaten dative einem privaten einer privaten einem privaten (keinen) privaten accusative einen privaten eine private ein privates (keine) privaten Comparative forms of privat number & gender singular plural masculine feminine neuter predicative er ist privater sie ist privater es ist privater sie sind privater strong declension (without article) nominative privaterer privatere privateres privatere genitive privateren privaterer privateren privaterer dative privaterem privaterer privaterem privateren accusative privateren privatere privateres privatere weak declension (with definite article) nominative der privatere die privatere das privatere die privateren genitive des privateren der privateren des privateren der privateren dative dem privateren der privateren dem privateren den privateren accusative den privateren die privatere das privatere die privateren mixed declension (with indefinite article) nominative ein privaterer eine privatere ein privateres (keine) privateren genitive eines privateren einer privateren eines privateren (keiner) privateren dative einem privateren einer privateren einem privateren (keinen) privateren accusative einen privateren eine privatere ein privateres (keine) privateren Superlative forms of privat number & gender singular plural masculine feminine neuter predicative er ist am privatesten sie ist am privatesten es ist am privatesten sie sind am privatesten strong declension (without article) nominative privatester privateste privatestes privateste genitive privatesten privatester privatesten privatester dative privatestem privatester privatestem privatesten accusative privatesten privateste privatestes privateste weak declension (with definite article) nominative der privateste die privateste das privateste die privatesten genitive des privatesten der privatesten des privatesten der privatesten dative dem privatesten der privatesten dem privatesten den privatesten accusative den privatesten die privateste das privateste die privatesten mixed declension (with indefinite article) nominative ein privatester eine privateste ein privatestes (keine) privatesten genitive eines privatesten einer privatesten eines privatesten (keiner) privatesten dative einem privatesten einer privatesten einem privatesten (keinen) privatesten accusative einen privatesten eine privateste ein privatestes (keine) privatesten

Derived terms

• Privatadresse
• Privatangelegenheit
• Privatarzt
• Privatbesitz
• Privatdozent
• Privateigentum
• Privatfernsehen
• Privatgelände
• Privatgrundstück
• Privatleben
• Privatparkplatz
• Privatpatient
• Privatperson
• Privatsache
• Privatstraße
• Privatuniversität
• Privatunterricht
• Privatweg
• Privatwohnung

Further reading

• “privat” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “privat”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)
• “privat” in Duden online

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch privaat.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈprivat/ [ˈpri.fat̪̚]
• Rhymes: -ivat
• Syllabification: pri‧vat

Adjective

privat (generally not comparable, comparative lebih privat, superlative paling privat)

1. private

   Synonyms: partikelir, pribadi, swasta

Further reading

• “privat”, 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

Ladin

Etymology

From Latin prīvātus.

Adjective

privat m (feminine singular privada, masculine plural privac, feminine plural privadas)

1. private

Latin

Verb

prīvat

1. third-person singular present active indicative of prīvō

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin prīvātus.

Adjective

privat (neuter singular privat, definite singular and plural private)

1. private

Derived terms

• privatbane
• privatfly
• privatist
• privatliv
• privatlærer
• privatperson
• privatskole

References

• “privat” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin prīvātus.

Adjective

privat (neuter singular privat, definite singular and plural private)

1. private

Derived terms

• privatbane
• privatfly
• privatist
• privatliv
• privatperson
• privatskole, privatskule

References

• “privat” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Occitan

Etymology

From Old Occitan [Term?], from Latin prīvātus.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Béarn):

  (file)

Adjective

privat m (feminine singular privada, masculine plural privats, feminine plural privadas)

1. private (belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group)

   Antonym: public

Derived terms

• privatizar

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed or based on French privé, Italian privato, from Latin privatus.

Adjective

privat m or n (feminine singular privată, masculine plural privați, feminine/neuter plural private)

1. private (clarification of this definition is needed)

Declension

Declension of privat

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	privat		privată	privați	private
	definite	privatul		privata	privații	privatele
genitive- dative	indefinite	privat		private	privați	private
	definite	privatului		privatei	privaților	privatelor

Related terms

• privatiza

Further reading

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

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin prīvātus.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

Adjective

privat (comparative mer privat, superlative mest privat)

1. private (not done in the view of others)
2. privately owned, privately held (not public)

Declension

Inflection of privat

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	privat	mer privat	mest privat
neuter singular	privat	mer privat	mest privat
plural	privata	mer privata	mest privata
masculine plural2	private	mer privata	mest privata
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	private	mer private	mest private
all	privata	mer privata	mest privata

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Derived terms

• privatangelägenhet
• privatannons
• privatanställd
• privatarmé
• privatbank
• privatbil
• privatbilism
• privatbilist
• privatbostad
• privatbrev
• privatchaufför
• privatdeckare
• privatdetektiv
• privategendom
• privatekonom
• privatekonomi
• privatekonomisk
• privatelev
• privatfinansierad
• privatflyg
• privatflygare
• privatflygplan
• privatföretag
• privatförmögenhet
• privatgiro
• privathem
• privatimport
• privatimportera
• privatintresse
• privatisera
• privatjet
• privatkapital
• privatkapitalism
• privatkapitalist
• privatkapitalistisk
• privatklinik
• privatkonsumtion
• privatkonto
• privatkopiering
• privatkund
• privatlektion
• privatliv
• privatlån
• privatläkare
• privatlärare
• privatlärd
• privatläroverk
• privatman
• privatmarknad
• privatmottagning
• privatpatient
• privatperson
• privatplan
• privatpraktik
• privatpraktiker
• privatpraktiserande
• privatradio
• privatreligiös
• privatresa
• privatrum
• privaträtt
• privaträttslig
• privatsak
• privatsamlare
• privatsamling
• privatsamtal
• privatsekreterare
• privatsfär
• privatsjukhus
• privatskola
• privatsköterska
• privatspanare
• privatspaning
• privattandläkare
• privatteater
• privattryck
• privatundervisning
• privatvåning
• privatvård
• privatvärd
• privatägd

See also

• allmän
• enskild
• hemlig
• kollektiv
• offentlig

Adverb

privat (comparative mer privat, superlative mest privat)

1. privately

   Vi tar det här privat så hon inte läcker det till offentligheten.

   We take this privately so she doesn't leak it to the public.

Further reading

• “privat”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)