principat

See also: Principat

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin principātus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [pɾin.siˈpat]

Noun

principat m (plural principats)

1. principality

Usage notes

• El Principat is a commonly-used shorthand for the Principality of Catalonia (in Catalan, Principat de Catalunya), which comprised the current autonomous community of Catalonia and the region of Roussillon (Catalan: Catalunya Nord), now part of France. More loosely, it is also used for the autonomous community alone.

Derived terms

• coprincipat
• gran principat

Related terms

• príncep

Further reading

• “principat” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin prī̆ncipātus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʁɛ̃.si.pa/

Noun

principat m (uncountable)

1. (Ancient Rome) principate (the early period of the Roman Empire, during which some characteristics of the government of the Roman Republic were retained)

   Coordinate term: dominat

Further reading

• “principat”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French principat and Latin principātus. By surface analysis, principe +‎ -at.

Noun

principat n (plural principate)

1. principality

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	principat	principatul		principate	principatele
genitive-dative	principat	principatului		principate	principatelor
vocative	principatule			principatelor