adwokat

See also: adwókat

Elfdalian

Etymology

From Swedish advokat.

Noun

adwokat m

  1. advocate, solicitor

Declension

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Polish

Etymology 1

  • Learned borrowing from Latin advocātus.[1][2] Sense 2 is a semantic loan from German Advokat and French avocat.[1] First attested in 1559.[3]

    Pronunciation

     
    • IPA(key): /aˈdvɔ.kat/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -ɔkat
    • Syllabification: a‧dwo‧kat

    Noun

    adwokat m pers (female equivalent adwokatka, diminutive adwokacik)

    1. advocate, attorney, barrister, solicitor, lawyer, counsel
      Synonym: prawnik
    2. (figuratively) advocate (person who speaks in support of something)
      Synonym: rzecznik
      adwokat dzieckachildren's advocate
      adwokat biednychadvocate for the poor
      adwokat jakiejś sprawyadvocate of some issue
      adwokat interesów krajowychadvocate of national interests
    3. (Middle Polish) government clerk exercising jurisdictional authority
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    Etymology 2

  • Borrowed from Dutch advocaat.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /aˈdvɔ.kat/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -ɔkat
    • Syllabification: a‧dwo‧kat

    Noun

    adwokat m inan

    1. advocaat
      Synonyms: ajerkoniak, jajecznik
      butelka adwokatabottle of advocaat
      kieliszek adwokataglass of advocaat
    Declension

    References

    1. 1.0 1.1 Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000), “adwokat”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
    2. ^ Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “adwokat”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
    3. ^ Maria Renata Mayenowa; Stanisław Rospond; Witold Taszycki; Stefan Hrabec; Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023), “adwokat”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]

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