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adwokat

//aˈdvɔ.kat/ | /aˈdvɔ.kɒt/ | /aˈdvɔ.kat/ | /aˈdvɔ.kat/ | /aˈdvɔ.kɒt//
Polishnoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    advocate, attorney, barrister, solicitor, lawyer, counsel
  2. 2.
    advocate (person who speaks in support of something)
    • adwokat dziecka

      children's advocate

    • adwokat biednych

      advocate for the poor

    • adwokat jakiejś sprawy

      advocate of some issue

  3. 3.
    government clerk exercising jurisdictional authority
  4. 4.
    advocaat
    • butelka adwokata

      bottle of advocaat

    • kieliszek adwokata

      glass of advocaat

Synonyms & related words

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *wokʷ-der. Latin vocō Latin advocō Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Hellenic *pərai Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ́ (părắ) Ancient Greek παρα- (para-) Ancient Greek καλέω (kaléō) Proto-Indo-European *-tós Ancient Greek -τός (-tós) Ancient Greek κλητός (klētós) Ancient Greek παράκλητος (paráklētos)calq. Latin advocātuslbor. Latin advocātusbor. Old French advocatbor. Middle High German advocāte German Advokatsl. Latin advocātusbor. Old French avocat French avocatsl. Polish adwokat Learned borrowing from Latin advocātus. Sense 2 is a semantic loan from German Advokat and French avocat. First attested in 1559.

Forms

  • adwokatkafeminine
  • adwokacikdiminutive
  • adwókatalternative
  • hadukátalternative
  • adukátalternative
  • adukantalternative
  • adukatalternative
  • abdukatalternative
  • adwukatalternative
  • owukatalternative
  • dukatalternative
  • habdukatalternative
  • hajdukátalternative
Nominative
Singular
adwokat
Plural
adwokaci, adwokaty
Genitive
Singular
adwokata, adwokatu
Plural
adwokatów
Dative
Singular
adwokatowi
Plural
adwokatom
Accusative
Singular
adwokata, adwokat
Plural
adwokatów, adwokaty
Instrumental
Singular
adwokatem
Plural
adwokatami
Locative
Singular
adwokacie
Plural
adwokatach
Vocative
Singular
adwokacie
Plural
adwokaci, adwokaty

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