copist
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From French copiste. See copy.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]copist (plural copists)
- (obsolete) A copier; one who copies.
- 1710, Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury, Soliloquy: or, Advice to an Author:
- […] whether the Writer be Poet, Philosopher, or of whatever kind, he is in truth no other than a copist after NATURE.
- Misspelling of copyist.
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “copist”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams
[edit]Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]copist m (plural copiști, feminine equivalent copistă)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | copist | copistul | copiști | copiștii | |
| genitive-dative | copist | copistului | copiști | copiștilor | |
| vocative | copistule | copiștilor | |||
Further reading
[edit]- copist in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
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