alternat

See also: alternât

English

Etymology

From French.

Noun

alternat

  1. The custom, among diplomats, of rotation in precedence among representatives of equal rank, sometimes determined by lot and at other times in regular order. The practice obtains in the signing of treaties and conventions between nations.

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Catalan

Pronunciation

Participle

alternat (feminine alternada, masculine plural alternats, feminine plural alternades)

  1. past participle of alternar

French

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

alternat m (plural alternats)

  1. alternation
  2. the imposition of circulation alternée

Further reading

Latin

Verb

alternat

  1. third-person singular present active indicative of alternō

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Alternat,[1] from Latin alternat.[2] First attested in 1839.[3][4]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /alˈtɛr.nat/
  • (file)
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛrnat
  • Syllabification: al‧ter‧nat

Noun

alternat m inan

  1. (diplomacy) alternat

Declension

References

  1. Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “alternat”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
  2. Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “alternat”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
  3. Wizerunki i Roztrząsania Naukowe. Poczet Nowy Drugi (in Polish), volume 8, 1839, page 134
  4. alternat in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego

Further reading

Romanian

Etymology

Past participle of alterna.

Noun

alternat n (uncountable)

  1. alternation

Declension

Verb

alternat (past participle of alterna)

  1. past participle of alterna

References

  • alternat in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN
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