plebiscyt

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Plebiszit. Doublet of plebiscitum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /plɛˈbis.t͡sɘt/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ist͡sɘt
  • Syllabification: ple‧bis‧cyt

Noun

plebiscyt m inan (related adjective plebiscytowy)

  1. (media) voting by readers, listeners, or viewers for the person or thing they think is the best in some respect [with na (+ accusative) ‘for whom/what’]
    Hypernym: głosowanie
  2. (law, politics) plebiscite (direct popular vote on an issue of public importance, such as an amendment to the constitution, a change in the sovereignty of the nation, or some government policy)
    Synonym: referendum
    Hypernym: głosowanie
  3. (Ancient Rome, historical, law) plebiscitum (law enacted by the common people, under the superintendence of a tribune or some subordinate plebeian magistrate, without the intervention of the senate)
    Synonym: plebiscitum

Declension

Declension of plebiscyt
singular plural
nominative plebiscyt plebiscyty
genitive plebiscytu plebiscytów
dative plebiscytowi plebiscytom
accusative plebiscyt plebiscyty
instrumental plebiscytem plebiscytami
locative plebiscycie plebiscytach
vocative plebiscycie plebiscyty
adverbs
  • plebiscytowo

Further reading

  • plebiscyt in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • plebiscyt in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • plebiscyt in PWN's encyclopedia
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