diplomat

See also: Diplomat, diplomát, and diplômât

English

Etymology

From French diplomate, a back-formation from diplomatique (“diplomatic”), ultimately from Ancient Greek δίπλωμα (díplōma, “double-folded document”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɪ.plə.mæt/

Noun

diplomat (plural diplomats)

  1. A person, such as an ambassador, who is accredited to represent a government officially in its relations with other governments or international organisations
  2. (figuratively) Someone who uses skill and tact in dealing with other people

Synonyms

Translations

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See also

Czech

Noun

diplomat m

  1. A diplomat

Further reading

  • diplomat in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • diplomat in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Danish

Etymology

From French diplomate.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /diplomaːt/, [d̥ipʰˈl̥oˈmæːˀd̥]

Noun

diplomat c (singular definite diplomaten, plural indefinite diplomater)

  1. diplomat

Inflection

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From French diplomate

Noun

diplomat m (definite singular diplomaten, indefinite plural diplomater, definite plural diplomatene)

  1. a diplomat

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From French diplomate

Noun

diplomat m (definite singular diplomaten, indefinite plural diplomatar, definite plural diplomatane)

  1. a diplomat

References

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /diplǒmat/
  • Hyphenation: di‧plo‧mat

Noun

diplòmat m (Cyrillic spelling дипло̀мат)

  1. diplomat

Declension

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