mecenas

== Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin Maecēnās. === Pronunciation === === Noun === mecenas m (plural mecenassen, diminutive mecenasje n) (art) patron, sponsor Synonyms: patroon, sponsor ==== Derived terms ==== == Polish == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin Maecēnās. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /mɛˈt͡sɛ.nas/ Rhymes: -ɛnas Syllabification: me‧ce‧nas === Noun === mecenas m pers (female equivalent mecenaska or mecenasowa) (art) patron, sponsor (law) lawyer, advocate Synonyms: adwokat, prawnik ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “mecenas”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “mecenas”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish) == Spanish == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin Maecēnās. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /meˈθenas/ [meˈθe.nas] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /meˈsenas/ [meˈse.nas] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -enas Syllabification: me‧ce‧nas === Noun === mecenas m or f by sense (plural mecenas) patron, sponsor Synonyms: patrocinador, auspiciador === Further reading === “mecenas”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025