docent
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin docēns, present participle of doceō (“to teach”). In the meaning of a university grade, as used in some Central European countries, it is clipped version of private docent, privat-docent, from German Privatdozent, from German Dozent.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
docent (comparative more docent, superlative most docent)
- Instructive; that teaches.
Noun[edit]
docent (plural docents)
- A teacher or lecturer at some universities (in central Europe, etc.)
- 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage, published 2007, page 1212:
- Zermelo had been a docent at Göttingen when Kit was there and, like Russell, had been preoccupied with the set of all sets that are not members of themselves.
- (chiefly US) A tour guide at a museum, art gallery, historical site, etc.
- The docent greeted the visitors and welcomed them to the Smithsonian.
- 2020, Brit Bennett, The Vanishing Half, Dialogue Books, page 149:
- She was listening distractedly as an elderly docent intoned to a circle of listless children.
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Catalan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Adjective[edit]
docent m or f (masculine and feminine plural docents)
Noun[edit]
docent m or f by sense (plural docents)
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “docent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “docent”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “docent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “docent” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Czech[edit]
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Noun[edit]
docent m anim
Declension[edit]
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Further reading[edit]
- docent in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- docent in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
- docent in Internetová jazyková příručka
Danish[edit]
Noun[edit]
docent c (singular definite docenten, plural indefinite docenter)
Declension[edit]
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | docent | docenten | docenter | docenterne |
genitive | docents | docentens | docenters | docenternes |
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin docēns, present participle of doceō (“to teach”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /doːˈsɛnt/, (Netherlands) [doʊ̯ˈsɛnt], (Belgium) [doːˈsɛnt]
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: do‧cent
- Rhymes: -ɛnt
Noun[edit]
docent m (plural docenten, diminutive docentje n, feminine docente)
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Latin[edit]
Verb[edit]
docent
Polish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin docēns, likely through German Dozent.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
docent m pers
Declension[edit]
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Further reading[edit]
- docent in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- docent in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
docent m (plural docenți)
Declension[edit]
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) docent | docentul | (niște) docenți | docenții |
genitive/dative | (unui) docent | docentului | (unor) docenți | docenților |
vocative | docentule | docenților |
Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun[edit]
docent c
- a docent, a university teacher who holds a PhD degree, an associate professor
Declension[edit]
Declension of docent | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | docent | docenten | docenter | docenterna |
Genitive | docents | docentens | docenters | docenternas |
Further reading[edit]
- docent on the Swedish Wikipedia.Wikipedia sv
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