republiek

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch republiek, from French république, from Latin rēspūblica or rēs pūblica.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɛpɵˈblik/

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Noun

republiek (plural republieke, diminutive republiekie)

1. republic

Derived terms

• piesangrepubliek
• volksrepubliek

Related terms

• republikeins

Dutch

Alternative forms

• republicq (obsolete)
• republijk (obsolete)
• republiq (obsolete)
• republique (obsolete)
• republyk (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from French république, from Latin rēspūblica or rēs pūblica.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌreːpyˈblik/

• Audio

  (file)

• Hyphenation: re‧pu‧bliek
• Rhymes: -ik

Noun

republiek f (plural republieken, diminutive republiekje n)

1. republic (type of state)

Derived terms

• bananenrepubliek
• bondsrepubliek
• handelsrepubliek
• koopmansrepubliek
• radenrepubliek
• stadsrepubliek
• volksrepubliek
• Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden

Related terms

• republikein

Descendants

• Afrikaans: republiek
• → Indonesian: republik
• → Papiamentu: republiek (dated)
• → Sranan Tongo: republiek

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Dutch republiek.

Noun

republiek

1. republic
   • 1981, Thea Doelwijt, Prisiri stari. De pretster. Wan komedi-pré gi pikin. Een theaterspel voor kinderen [The star of joy. A theatre play for children]‎^[1], Paramaribo: Eldoradoboek, →ISBN, page 60:

     Opo mi pikin, opo. J'o tron wan Stari. Wan Stari d'e brenki ini a Firmamenti. En m'o gi joe wan kondre. Wan heri kondre nanga foeroe libisma. En a kondre disi sa nen A njoen Republiek Sranan!

     Rise, my child, rise. You will become a star. A star that shines in the firmament. And I will give you a country. A whole country, with many people. And this country will be called: the new Republic of Suriname!

   • 1983 April 1, “Sortoe sé joe e teki ini na kownoekondrestré-aksi? [Which side are you on regarding the kingdom issue?]”, in A waktitoren‎^[2], Selters-Taunus: Wachtturm-Gesellschaft (Christian Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses), page 6:

     Leki wan bakapisi foe toe grontapoe feti, dan foeroe grontapoe kownoekondre ben trowe na gron èn tra sortoe tirimakti ben teki den presi — republiek, socialistis dictatuur ofoe tra autoritaire tiri.

     As a result of two world wars, many of the world's monarchies have been cast aside and other kinds of regime have taken their place – republics, socialist dictatorships or other authoritarian governments.