kamrat
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from German Kamerad, from French camarade, from Spanish camarada, from Spanish cámara, from Vulgar Latin camara, from Ancient Greek καμάρα (kamára). Doublet of gamrat.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkam.rat/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -amrat
- Syllabification: kam‧rat
Noun
kamrat m pers (female equivalent kamratka)
Declension
Declension of kamrat
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kamrat | kamraci/kamraty (deprecative) |
| genitive | kamrata | kamratów |
| dative | kamratowi | kamratom |
| accusative | kamrata | kamratów |
| instrumental | kamratem | kamratami |
| locative | kamracie | kamratach |
| vocative | kamracie | kamraci |
Derived terms
adjective
- kamracki
adverb
- kamracko
noun
- kamractwo
Further reading
- kamrat in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- kamrat in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Silesian
Alternative forms
- kōmrat
Etymology
Borrowed from German Kamerad.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkam.rat/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -amrat
- Syllabification: kam‧rat
Noun
kamrat m pers
- colleague (partner in work, study, or some activity)
- 2017, Charles Dickens, translated by Grzegorz Kulik, Godniŏ pieśń [A Christmas Carol][1], 1 edition, Opole: Silesia Progress, →ISBN, page 17:
- Czymu niy mogymy być kamratami?
- Why can't we be partbers?
References
- ^ Barbara Podgórska; Adam Podgóski (2008), “kamrat”, in Słownik gwar śląskich [A dictionary of Silesian dialects] (in Polish), Katowice: Wydawnictwo KOS, →ISBN, page 125
Further reading
- kamrat in silling.org
Swedish
Etymology
From French camarade, from Spanish camarada, from cámara (“chamber”) + -ada. Related to kammare and kamera.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kamˈrɑːt/
Audio (Gotland); “en kamrat”: (file) - Rhymes: -ɑːt
Noun
kamrat c
- friend, mate, companion
- comrade (fellow socialist or communist)
- comrade (title used in leftist circles)
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | kamrat | kamrats |
| definite | kamraten | kamratens | |
| plural | indefinite | kamrater | kamraters |
| definite | kamraterna | kamraternas |
Derived terms
terms derived from kamrat (friend, mate, companion)