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adept

English

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Etymology

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From French adepte, from Latin adeptus (“who has achieved”), the past participle of adipisci (“to attain”).

Pronunciation

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  • (UK, US, adjective) IPA(key): /əˈdɛpt/, /ˈæd.ɛpt/
  • (UK, US, noun) IPA(key): /ˈæd.ɛpt/, /ædˈɛpt/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛpt

Adjective

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adept (comparative more adept or adepter, superlative most adept or adeptest)

  1. Well skilled; completely versed; thoroughly proficient

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Noun

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adept (plural adepts)

  1. One fully skilled or well versed in anything; a proficient
    adepts in philosophy
    • 1841, Charles Dickens, Barnaby Rudge:
      When he had achieved this task, he applied himself to the acquisition of stable language, in which he soon became such an adept, that he would perch outside my window and drive imaginary horses with great skill, all day.
    • 1894-95, Thomas Hardy, Jude the Obscure:
      Others, alas, had an instinct towards artificiality in their very blood, and became adepts in counterfeiting at the first glimpse of it.

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Kashubian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Polish adept.

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Noun

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adept m pers (female equivalent adeptka)

  2. apprentice, trainee; novice (person training in a given field or new in a given field)
    Synonyms: pòczãtnik, debiutant, (archaic) swiéżi
  3. follower, supporter (supporter of a doctrine or philosophical school)
    Synonym: przëstojnik

Further reading

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  • Jan Trepczyk (1994) “adept”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
  • Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “adept”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎[1]
  • “adept”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Latin adeptus (“who has achieved”).

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adept m (definite singular adepten, indefinite plural adepter, definite plural adeptene)

  1. an adept (person)

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Latin adeptus (“who has achieved”). The adjective is of the same origin, though likely through English adept.

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adept m (definite singular adepten, indefinite plural adeptar, definite plural adeptane)

  1. an adept, skillful person
  2. an inductee to an order, a secret society or a science
  3. (historical) an alchemist
  4. a very knowledgeable person
  5. (by extension, derogatory) a know-it-all, a self-declared expert
  6. a student of a craft

Adjective

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adept (indefinite singular adept, definite singular and plural adepte)

  1. adept (very skilled)

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Polish

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin adeptus. Sense 1 and sense 2 are semantic loans from German Adept and French adepte.[1] First attested in the 18th century.[2]

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Noun

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adept m pers (female equivalent adeptka)

  2. apprentice, trainee; novice (person training in a given field or new in a given field)
    Synonyms: debiutant, początkujący
  4. adept (person with secret information)
  5. (oboslete) alchemist
    Synonym: alchemik

Declension

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Declension of adept
singular plural
nominative adept adepci/adepty (deprecative)
genitive adepta adeptów
dative adeptowi adeptom
accusative adepta adeptów
instrumental adeptem adeptami
locative adepcie adeptach
vocative adepcie adepci

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apprentice
  • adept jakiejś sztuki ― apprentice of some art
  • adept jakieś nauki ― apprentice of some study/science
  • adept jakiejś sportu ― apprentice of some sport
  • adept jakiegoś zawodu ― apprentice of some profession
  • adept pięściarstwa ― pugilism apprentice
  • adept fryzjerstwa ― hairdressing apprentice
  • adept żeglarstwa ― sailing apprentice
  • adept dziennikarstwa ― journalism apprentice
  • adept futbolu/piłki nożnej ― football/soccer apprentice
  • adept kolarstwa ― cycling apprentice
  • adept tenisa ― tenis apprentice
  • adept pióra ― apprentice of the pen
  • adept pływania ― swimming apprentice
  • adept jogi ― yoga apprentice
  • adept medycyny ― medicine apprentice
  • adept koszykówki ― basketball apprentice
  • adept literatury ― literature apprentice
  • adept malarstwa ― painting apprentice
  • adept tańca ― dancing apprentice
  • adept jazdy ― driving apprentice
  • adept szkoły ― apprentice of a school
  • adept studiów ― apprentice of university
  • adept gry na jakimś instrumencie ― apprentice learning to play some instrument
  • szkolenie adeptów ― training for apprentices
adept
  • adept alchemii ― alchemy adept
  • adept czarnej magii ― black magic adept
  • adept wiedzy tajemnej ― adept of secret knowledge
  • adept sekty ― adept of a sect
  • adept zapasów ― supply adept
  • adept życia ― adept of life

References

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  1. ^ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “adept”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
  2. ^ Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “adept”, in Słownik języka polskiego

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French adepte.

Noun

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adept m (plural adepți)

  1. follower
  2. disciple

Declension

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singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative adept adeptul adepți adepții
genitive-dative adept adeptului adepți adepților
vocative adeptule adepților

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Noun

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adept c

  1. a pupil, a student, an apprentice, a disciple

Declension

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Declension of adept
nominative genitive
singular indefinite adept adepts
definite adepten adeptens
plural indefinite adepter adepters
definite adepterna adepternas

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