republiek

Afrikaans

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rɛpɵˈblik/
  • (file)

Noun

republiek (plural republieke, diminutive republiekie)

  1. republic

Derived 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/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: re‧pu‧bliek
  • Rhymes: -ik

Noun

republiek f (plural republieken, diminutive republiekje n)

  1. republic (type of state)

Derived terms

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], 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, 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.
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