politik
Albanian
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, indefinite plural politikker, definite plural politikkerne)
- a policy (course or principle of action adopted or proposed by an organisation)
Haitian Creole
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /politik/
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay politik, from Dutch politiek (“politics”),[1] 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)
References
- Kwik Khing Djoen (1923) Kitab Vortaro: Segala Perkatahan-Perkatahan Asing Jang Soeda Oemoem Di Goena Ken Di Dalem Soerat-Soerat Kabar Melayoe, Batavia: Sin Po, archived from the original on 3 March 2022, page 254
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 of 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.[1][2]
Noun
politik (Jawi spelling ڤوليتيک, informal 1st possessive politikku, 2nd possessive politikmu, 3rd possessive politiknya)
- politics
- Synonym: siasah
References
- Kwik Khing Djoen (1923) Kitab Vortaro: Segala Perkatahan-Perkatahan Asing Jang Soeda Oemoem Di Goena Ken Di Dalem Soerat-Soerat Kabar Melayoe, Batavia: Sin Po, archived from the original on 3 March 2022, page 254
- Leow, Rachel (2016) Taming Babel: Language in the Making of Malaysia, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 131
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)
Declension
Related terms
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/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -iːk
Noun
politik c
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
Turkish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpo.li.tic/