pedant
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle French pedant, pedante, from Italian pedante (“a teacher, schoolmaster, pedant”), associated with Italian pedagogo (“teacher, pedagogue”). Compare French pédant.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
pedant (plural pedants)
- A person who makes an excessive or tedious show of their knowledge, especially regarding rules of vocabulary and grammar.
- A person who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning.
- (archaic) A teacher or schoolmaster.
- 1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 24, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book 1, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC:
- I have in my youth oftentimes beene vexed to see a Pedant [tr. pedante] brought in, in most of Italian comedies, for a vice or sport-maker, and the nicke-name of Magister to be of no better signification amongst us.
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Adjective[edit]
pedant (not comparable)
See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “pedant”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “pedant”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “pedant”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Anagrams[edit]
Czech[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from German Pedant, from French pédant, from Italian pedante.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
pedant m anim
- pedant (person who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning)
Declension[edit]
Dutch[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Adjective[edit]
pedant (comparative pedanter, superlative pedantst)
Declension[edit]
Inflection of pedant | ||||
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uninflected | pedant | |||
inflected | pedante | |||
comparative | pedanter | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | pedant | pedanter | het pedantst het pedantste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | pedante | pedantere | pedantste |
n. sing. | pedant | pedanter | pedantste | |
plural | pedante | pedantere | pedantste | |
definite | pedante | pedantere | pedantste | |
partitive | pedants | pedanters | — |
Latin[edit]
Verb[edit]
pedant
Middle French[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Italian pedante.
Noun[edit]
pedant m (plural pedants)
Polish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French pédant, from Italian pedante.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
pedant m pers (female equivalent pedantka)
- neat freak, out-and-outer, pedant, prig, stickler
- Synonyms: porządniś, skrupulant, skrupulat
- Antonym: bałaganiarz
Declension[edit]
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Further reading[edit]
- pedant in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- pedant in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Adjective[edit]
pedant m or n (feminine singular pedantă, masculine plural pedanți, feminine and neuter plural pedante)
Declension[edit]
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | pedant | pedantă | pedanți | pedante | ||
definite | pedantul | pedanta | pedanții | pedantele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | pedant | pedante | pedanți | pedante | ||
definite | pedantului | pedantei | pedanților | pedantelor |
Serbo-Croatian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from German Pedant, from French pédant, from Italian pedante, from Ancient Greek παιδεία (paideía).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
pèdant, pedȁnt m (Cyrillic spelling пѐдант, педа̏нт)
- pedant (person who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning)
Declension[edit]
References[edit]
- “pedant” in Hrvatski jezični portal
Swedish[edit]
Noun[edit]
pedant c
Declension[edit]
Declension of pedant | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | pedant | pedanten | pedanter | pedanterna |
Genitive | pedants | pedantens | pedanters | pedanternas |
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