diplomat
English
Etymology
From French diplomate, a back-formation from diplomatique (“diplomatic”), ultimately from Ancient Greek δίπλωμα (díplōma, “double-folded document”).
Pronunciation
Noun
diplomat (plural diplomats)
- A person, such as an ambassador, who is accredited to represent a government officially in its relations with other governments or international organisations
- 2019, VOA Learning English (public domain)
- (figuratively) Someone who uses skill and tact in dealing with other people.
Synonyms
- diplomatist (now uncommon)
Derived terms
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Azerbaijani
Etymology
Ultimately from French diplomate.
Noun
diplomat (definite accusative diplomatı, plural diplomatlar)
Declension
Declension of diplomat | ||||||||
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singular | plural | |||||||
nominative | diplomat |
diplomatlar | ||||||
definite accusative | diplomatı |
diplomatları | ||||||
dative | diplomata |
diplomatlara | ||||||
locative | diplomatda |
diplomatlarda | ||||||
ablative | diplomatdan |
diplomatlardan | ||||||
definite genitive | diplomatın |
diplomatların |
Related terms
Further reading
- “diplomat” in Obastan.com.
Catalan
Etymology
Pronunciation
Adjective
diplomat (feminine diplomada, masculine plural diplomats, feminine plural diplomades)
- having a diploma
Noun
diplomat m (plural diplomats, feminine diplomada)
Further reading
- “diplomat” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “diplomat”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “diplomat” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “diplomat” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Czech
Etymology
Borrowed from French diplomate.
Pronunciation
Noun
diplomat m anim (female equivalent diplomatka, related adjective diplomatický)
Declension
singular | plural | |
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nominative | diplomat | diplomaté, diplomati |
genitive | diplomata | diplomatů |
dative | diplomatovi, diplomatu | diplomatům |
accusative | diplomata | diplomaty |
vocative | diplomate | diplomaté, diplomati |
locative | diplomatovi, diplomatu | diplomatech |
instrumental | diplomatem | diplomaty |
Related terms
Further reading
- “diplomat”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935-1957
- “diplomat”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “diplomat” in Akademický slovník současné češtiny, 2012-, slovnikcestiny.cz
- “diplomat”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
Danish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
diplomat c (singular definite diplomaten, plural indefinite diplomater)
Inflection
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | diplomat | diplomaten | diplomater | diplomaterne |
genitive | diplomats | diplomatens | diplomaters | diplomaternes |
Further reading
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch diplomaat, from French diplomate, from New Latin dīplōmaticus.
Pronunciation
Noun
diplomat (first-person possessive diplomatku, second-person possessive diplomatmu, third-person possessive diplomatnya)
- diplomat: a person, such as an ambassador, who is accredited to represent a government officially in its relations with other governments or international organisations.
Related terms
Further reading
- “diplomat” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Etymology
From English diplomat, from French diplomate.
Noun
diplomat (Jawi spelling ديڤلومت, informal 1st possessive diplomatku, 2nd possessive diplomatmu, 3rd possessive diplomatnya)
- diplomat: a person, such as an ambassador, who is accredited to represent a government officially in its relations with other governments or international organisations.
Further reading
- “diplomat” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Noun
diplomat m (definite singular diplomaten, indefinite plural diplomater, definite plural diplomatene)
- a diplomat
Related terms
References
- “diplomat” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Noun
diplomat m (definite singular diplomaten, indefinite plural diplomatar, definite plural diplomatane)
- a diplomat
Related terms
References
- “diplomat” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Romanian
Etymology
Noun
diplomat m (plural diplomați)
Declension
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) diplomat | diplomatul | (niște) diplomați | diplomații |
genitive/dative | (unui) diplomat | diplomatului | (unor) diplomați | diplomaților |
vocative | diplomatule | diplomaților |
Adjective
diplomat m or n (feminine singular diplomată, masculine plural diplomați, feminine and neuter plural diplomate)
Declension
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | diplomat | diplomată | diplomați | diplomate | ||
definite | diplomatul | diplomata | diplomații | diplomatele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | diplomat | diplomate | diplomați | diplomate | ||
definite | diplomatului | diplomatei | diplomaților | diplomatelor |
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
Noun
diplòmat m (Cyrillic spelling дипло̀мат)
Declension
singular | plural | |
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nominative | diplomat | diplomati |
genitive | diplomata | diplomata |
dative | diplomatu | diplomatima |
accusative | diplomata | diplomate |
vocative | diplomate | diplomati |
locative | diplomatu | diplomatima |
instrumental | diplomatom | diplomatima |
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish دیپلومات, from French diplomate.
Pronunciation
Noun
diplomat (definite accusative diplomatı, plural diplomatlar)
- diplomat
Declension
Inflection | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nominative | diplomat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Definite accusative | diplomatı | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nominative | diplomat | diplomatlar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Definite accusative | diplomatı | diplomatları | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dative | diplomata | diplomatlara | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Locative | diplomatta | diplomatlarda | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ablative | diplomattan | diplomatlardan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genitive | diplomatın | diplomatların | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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