intelligentsia
English edit
Etymology edit
From Russian интеллиге́нция (intelligéncija) or Polish inteligencja, from Latin intellegentia (“intelligence”). Doublet of intelligence.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪntɛlɪˈd͡ʒɛntsɪə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɪntɛləˈd͡ʒɛn(t)si.ə/, /ɪntɛləˈɡɛn(t)si.ə/[1]
- (Received Pronunciation, dated) IPA(key): /ɪntɛlɪˈɡɛntsɪə/[2]
Noun edit
intelligentsia (countable and uncountable, plural intelligentsias)
- (politics) The intellectual elite of a society, particularly in Marxist doctrine.
- 1941, George Orwell, The Lion and the Unicorn:
- It should be noted that there is now no intelligentsia that is not in some sense "Left". Perhaps the last right-wing intellectual was T. E. Lawrence. Since about 1930 everyone describable as an “intellectual” has lived in a state of chronic discontent with the existing order.
Related terms edit
Translations edit
intellectual elite
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References edit
- ^ “intelligentsia”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- ^ Oxford English Dictionary (2007)
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From Russian интеллиге́нция (intelligéncija), from Italian intellighenzia, from Latin intelligentia.
Noun edit
intelligentsia c (singular definite intelligentsiaen, plural indefinite intelligentsiaer)
Inflection edit
Declension of intelligentsia
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | intelligentsia | intelligentsiaen | intelligentsiaer | intelligentsiaerne |
genitive | intelligentsias | intelligentsiaens | intelligentsiaers | intelligentsiaernes |
Synonyms edit
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Russian интеллиге́нция (intelligéncija), from Italian intellighenzia, from Latin intelligentia.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈintelːiɡentsiɑ/, [ˈin̪t̪e̞lːiˌɡe̞nts̠iɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -entsiɑ
- Syllabification(key): in‧tel‧li‧gent‧si‧a
Noun edit
intelligentsia
Declension edit
Inflection of intelligentsia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | intelligentsia | intelligentsiat | ||
genitive | intelligentsian | intelligentsioiden intelligentsioitten | ||
partitive | intelligentsiaa | intelligentsioita | ||
illative | intelligentsiaan | intelligentsioihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | intelligentsia | intelligentsiat | ||
accusative | nom. | intelligentsia | intelligentsiat | |
gen. | intelligentsian | |||
genitive | intelligentsian | intelligentsioiden intelligentsioitten intelligentsiainrare | ||
partitive | intelligentsiaa | intelligentsioita | ||
inessive | intelligentsiassa | intelligentsioissa | ||
elative | intelligentsiasta | intelligentsioista | ||
illative | intelligentsiaan | intelligentsioihin | ||
adessive | intelligentsialla | intelligentsioilla | ||
ablative | intelligentsialta | intelligentsioilta | ||
allative | intelligentsialle | intelligentsioille | ||
essive | intelligentsiana | intelligentsioina | ||
translative | intelligentsiaksi | intelligentsioiksi | ||
abessive | intelligentsiatta | intelligentsioitta | ||
instructive | — | intelligentsioin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Synonyms edit
- älymystö (intellectuals as a group)
- (in East Europe): intelligentsija
French edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
intelligentsia f (plural intelligentsias)
Further reading edit
- “intelligentsia”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Portuguese edit
Noun edit
intelligentsia f (plural intelligentsias)
- intelligentsia (intellectual élite)
Swedish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Russian интеллиге́нция (intelligéncija), from Latin intellegentia (“intelligence”).
Noun edit
intelligentsia c
Declension edit
Declension of intelligentsia | ||||
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Uncountable | ||||
Indefinite | Definite | |||
Nominative | intelligentsia | intelligentsian | — | — |
Genitive | intelligentsias | intelligentsians | — | — |