plebiscyt

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Plebiszit. Doublet of plebiscitum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /plɛˈbis.t͡sɘt/

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• 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

Related terms

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