literat

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin litterātus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liˈtɛ.rat/

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• Rhymes: -ɛrat
• Syllabification: li‧te‧rat

Noun

literat m pers (female equivalent literatka, diminutive literacik)

1. man of letters, writer, author

   Synonyms: pisarz, autor

Declension

Declension of literat

	singular	plural
nominative	literat	literaci/literaty (deprecative)
genitive	literata	literatów
dative	literatowi	literatom
accusative	literata	literatów
instrumental	literatem	literatami
locative	literacie	literatach
vocative	literacie	literaci

Related terms

adjectives

• aliteracki
• literacki
• literalny
• literniczy

 

adverbs

• literacko
• literalnie

 

nouns

• antyliteratura
• litera
• literacina
• literatura
• literka
• liternictwo
• liternik
• literowiec
• literówka

 

verbs

• literować
• przeliterować
• przeliterowywać

 

Further reading

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

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin litteratus.

Noun

literat m (plural literați)

1. man of letters

Declension

Declension of literat

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) literat	literatul	(niște) literați	literații
genitive/dative	(unui) literat	literatului	(unor) literați	literaților
vocative	literatule		literaților

Volapük

Noun

literat (uncountable literats)

1. literature

Declension

declension of literat

	singular
nominative	literat
genitive	literata
dative	literate
accusative	literati
vocative 1	o literat!
predicative 2	literatu

• ¹ status as a case is disputed
• ² in later, non-classical Volapük only