adherent

== English == === Alternative forms === adhærent (archaic) === Etymology === From Middle English adherent, from Old French adherent, from Latin adhaerēns, present participle of adhaereō (“to stick to, cling”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ædˈ(h)ɪə.ɹənt/, /əd-/ (US) IPA(key): /ædˈ(h)ɪɹ.ənt/, /əd-/ === Adjective === adherent (comparative more adherent, superlative most adherent) Adhesive, sticking to something. Having the quality of clinging or sticking fast to something. (botany) Attaching or pressing against a different organ. (medicine, of a person) Showing adherence to a treatment. ==== Synonyms ==== adhering ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === adherent (plural adherents) A person who has membership in some group, association, or religion. ==== Translations ==== === References === “adherent, n.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC. === Anagrams === hand tree, hartened, neatherd, Atherden, Renthead, threaden, anthered == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin adhaerentem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [ə.ðəˈɾe̞n] IPA(key): (Balearic) [ə.ðəˈɾent] IPA(key): (Central) [ə.ðəˈɾen] IPA(key): (Valencia) [a.ðeˈɾent] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [a.ðeˈɾen] === Adjective === adherent m or f (masculine and feminine plural adherents) adherent === Noun === adherent m or f by sense (plural adherents) adherent ==== Related terms ==== adherència adherir === Further reading === “adherent”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from French adhérent, from Latin adhaerēns, present participle of adhaerēre. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: ad‧he‧rent === Adjective === adherent (comparative adherenter, superlative adherentst) adherent ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== == Latin == === Verb === adhērent third-person plural present active indicative of adhēreō == Polish == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin adhaerēns. First attested in 1588. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɛrɛnt Syllabification: ad‧he‧rent === Noun === adherent m pers (female equivalent adherentka) (dated or literary) adherent, henchman, supporter Synonyms: poplecznik, rzecznik, stronnik, zwolennik Antonyms: adwersarz, oponent, przeciwnik ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “adherent”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[2] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “adherent”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[3] (in Polish) Danuta Lankiewicz (05.01.2014), “ADHERENT”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century] Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861), “adherent”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861 J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “adherent”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 7 == Serbo-Croatian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /adxěrent/ Hyphenation: ad‧he‧rent === Noun === adhèrent m anim (Cyrillic spelling адхѐрент) adherent Synonyms: prìstalica, prȉstaša, slȅdbenīk/sljȅdbenīk ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “adherent”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026