kandidatas
Appearance
Lithuanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Ultimately from Latin candidātus. Possibly via Russian кандида́т (kandidát) or Polish kandydat.
Noun
[edit]kandidãtas m (plural kandidãtai, feminine kandidãtė) stress pattern 2
- candidate (person applying or nominated for a position)
- kandidatas į prezidentus ― presidential candidate (literally, “candidate for president”)
- (historical) Candidate of Sciences degree in the Soviet Union; holder of such a degree
Declension
[edit]Declension of kandidãtas
singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
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nominative (vardininkas) | kandidãtas | kandidãtai |
genitive (kilmininkas) | kandidãto | kandidãtų |
dative (naudininkas) | kandidãtui | kandidãtams |
accusative (galininkas) | kandidãtą | kandidatùs |
instrumental (įnagininkas) | kandidatù | kandidãtais |
locative (vietininkas) | kandidatè | kandidãtuose |
vocative (šauksmininkas) | kandidãte | kandidãtai |
See also
[edit]- kandidatūra (“candidacy, candidature”)
Further reading
[edit]- “kandidatas”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
- kandidatas in Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija (Universal Lithuanian Encyclopedia)
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