dyletant

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Dilettant, from Italian dilettante.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɨˈlɛ.tant/

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• Rhymes: -ɛtant
• Syllabification: dy‧le‧tant

Noun

dyletant m pers (female equivalent dyletantka)

1. dilettante, dabbler, amateur

   Synonyms: laik, amator, hobbysta

Declension

Declension of dyletant

	singular	plural
nominative	dyletant	dyletanci/dyletanty (deprecative)
genitive	dyletanta	dyletantów
dative	dyletantowi	dyletantom
accusative	dyletanta	dyletantów
instrumental	dyletantem	dyletantami
locative	dyletancie	dyletantach
vocative	dyletancie	dyletanci

Derived terms

adjective

• dyletancki

 

adverb

• dyletancko

 

noun

• dyletanctwo
• dyletantyzm

 

Further reading

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