patriot
English
Etymology
From Middle French patriote, from Late Latin patriōta (“fellow countryman”) from the Ancient Greek πατριώτης (patriṓtēs, “of the same country”), from πατρίς (patrís, “father land", "country”), from πατήρ (patḗr, “father”).
Pronunciation
Noun
patriot (plural patriots)
- A person who loves and zealously supports and defends their country.
- 1712 (date written), [Alexander] Pope, “Prologue, by Mr. Pope. Spoken by Mr. Wilks.”, in [Joseph] Addison, Cato, a Tragedy. […], London: […] J[acob] Tonson, […], published 1713, →OCLC:
- Here Tears ſhall flovv from a more gen'rous Cauſe, / Such Tears as Patriots ſhed for dying Lavvs: […]
- 1901, G[ilbert] K[eith] Chesterton, “A Defence of Patriotism”, in The Defendant, London: R. Brimley Johnson, →OCLC, page 125:
- 'My country, right or wrong,' is a thing that no patriot would think of saying except in a desperate case. It is like saying, 'My mother, drunk or sober.'
- 1953, Sydney J. Harris, “Purely Personal Prejudices”, in Strictly Personal, Regnery, page 228:
- The difference between patriotism and nationalism is that the patriot is proud of his country for what it does, and the nationalist is proud of his country no matter what it does; the first attitude creates a feeling of responsibility, but the second a feeling of blind arrogance that leads to war.
- (archaic) A fellow countryman, a compatriot.
- 1859, John Stuart Mill, “(please specify the page)”, in On Liberty, London: John W[illiam] Parker and Son, […], →OCLC:
- The aim of patriots, therefore, was to set limits to the power which the ruler should be allowed to exercise over the community.
Derived terms
Translations
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References
- “patriot”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French patriote, from Latin patriōta, from Ancient Greek πατριώτης (patriṓtēs).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌpaː.triˈɔt/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: pa‧tri‧ot
- Rhymes: -ɔt
Noun
patriot m (plural patriotten, diminutive patriotje n)
- patriot
- (historical, chiefly Netherlands) A republican opponent of the House of Orange-Nassau during the second half of the eighteenth century, in favour of centralisation and administrative rationalisation.
- (obsolete) compatriot
- Synonyms: landgenoot, medeburger
Derived terms
- patrizot
Descendants
- → Indonesian: patriot
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch patriot, from Middle French patriote, from Latin patriōta, from Ancient Greek πατριώτης (patriṓtēs).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [pat̚ˈriɔt̚]
- Hyphenation: pat‧ri‧ot
Noun
patriot (first-person possessive patriotku, second-person possessive patriotmu, third-person possessive patriotnya)
- patriot: a person who loves and zealously supports and defends their country.
Related terms
Further reading
- “patriot” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Ancient Greek πατριώτης (patriṓtēs).
Noun
patriot m (definite singular patrioten, indefinite plural patrioter, definite plural patriotene)
- a patriot
Derived terms
References
- “patriot” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Ancient Greek πατριώτης (patriṓtēs).
Noun
patriot m (definite singular patrioten, indefinite plural patriotar, definite plural patriotane)
- a patriot
Derived terms
References
- “patriot” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Romanian
Declension
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From German Patriot, from French patriote, from Latin patriota, from Ancient Greek πατριώτης (patriṓtēs).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /patrǐot/
- Hyphenation: pat‧ri‧ot
Declension
References
- “patriot” in Hrvatski jezični portal
Swedish
Declension
Declension of patriot | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | patriot | patrioten | patrioter | patrioterna |
Genitive | patriots | patriotens | patrioters | patrioternas |