politik

See also: Politik and pólitík

Albanian

Adjective

politik (feminine politike, masculine plural politikë, feminine plural politike)

1. political

Basque

Adjective

politik

1. partitive indefinite of polit

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpolɪtɪk]

Noun

politik m anim (feminine politička)

1. politician

Declension

Declension of politik (velar masculine animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	politik	politici
genitive	politika	politiků
dative	politikovi, politiku	politikům
accusative	politika	politiky
vocative	politiku	politici
locative	politikovi, politiku	politicích
instrumental	politikem	politiky

Related terms

• See polis

Further reading

• politik in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• politik in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
• politik in Internetová jazyková příručka

Danish

Etymology

Via German Politik from Ancient Greek πολιτική (politikḗ, “relating to the state; politics”), derived from the noun πόλις (pólis, “city, state”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pʰoliˈtˢiɡ̊]

Noun

politik c (definite singular politikken) (uncountable)

1. (politics) politics

Noun

politik c (definite singular politikken, indefinite plural politikker, definite plural politikkerne)

1. a policy (course or principle of action adopted or proposed by an organisation)

Related terms

• politisk
• politiker

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French politique (“politics”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /politik/

Noun

politik

1. politics

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay politik, from Dutch politiek (“politics”), from French politique, from Ancient Greek πολιτική (politikḗ, “relating to the state; politics”), πόλις (pólis, “city, state”). By analogy with Aristotle’s "τα πολιτικά" ('affairs of state').

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pɔlˈli.tɪk̚]
• Hyphenation: po‧li‧tik

Noun

politik (first-person possessive politikku, second-person possessive politikmu, third-person possessive politiknya)

1. politics,
   1. (politics) a methodology and activities associated with running a government, an organization, or a movement.
   2. political maneuvers or diplomacy between people, groups, or organizations, especially involving power, influence or conflict.
2. policy

   Synonym: kebijakan

Derived terms

• berpolitik
• memolitikkan
• memperpolitikkan
• pemolitikan
• perpolitikan

 

• sistem politik

 

Related terms

• apolitis
• politikus
• politis
• politisi

 

Further reading

• “politik” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

From Dutch politiek, from French politique by analogy with Aristotle’s "τα πολιτικά" ('affairs of state'). First attested as politiek published in Kitab Vortaro in 1923.

Noun

politik (Jawi spelling ڤوليتيک, informal 1st possessive politikku, 2nd possessive politikmu, 3rd possessive politiknya)

1. politics

   Synonym: siasah

Further reading

• “politik” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Slovak

Etymology

From politika (“politics”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔlitik/
• Rhymes: -ik

Noun

politik m anim (genitive singular politika, nominative plural politici, genitive plural politikov, declension pattern of chlap)

1. politician

Declension

Declension of politik

	singular	plural
nominative	politik	politici
genitive	politika	politikov
dative	politikovi	politikom
accusative	politika	politikov
locative	politikovi	politikoch
instrumental	politikom	politikmi

Related terms

• politička

Further reading

• “politik”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

Swedish

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek πολιτικός (politikós).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʊlɪˈtiːk/

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• Rhymes: -iːk

Noun

politik c

1. politics
2. policy

   Den nya premiärministern ska föra en hård politik mot brottslighet.

   The new prime minister will conduct a tough policy against crime.

Declension

Declension of politik
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	politik	politiken	politiker	politikerna
Genitive	politiks	politikens	politikers	politikernas

Derived terms

• alkoholpolitik
• arbetsmarknadspolitik
• asylpolitik
• biståndspolitik
• eftergiftspolitik
• ettbarnspolitik
• finanspolitik
• flyktingpolitik
• geopolitik
• handelspolitik
• identitetspolitik
• idépolitik
• inrikespolitik
• intressepolitik
• klimatpolitik
• kommunalpolitik
• kulturpolitik
• miljöpolitik
• penningpolitik
• politikområde
• realpolitik
• rättspolitik
• sakpolitik
• skolpolitik
• stabiliseringspolitik
• svågerpolitik
• säkerhetspolitik
• utrikespolitik
• överbudspolitik

 

Related terms

• politiker
• politisk

Turkish

Etymology

From French politique.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpo.li.tic/

Adjective

politik

1. political

Synonyms

• siyasal
• siyasi