patent

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpeɪtənt/, /ˈpætənt/ (General American, Canada) enPR: pătʹənt, pātʹənt, IPA(key): /ˈpætənt/, [ˈpʰæ̝ʔn̩t̚], /ˈpeɪtənt/, [ˈpʰe̞ɪʔn̩t̚] (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈpæɪtənt/, /ˈpætənt/ Rhymes: -eɪtənt, -ætənt Hyphenation: pa‧tent === Etymology 1 === The noun is derived from Middle English patent (“document granting an office, property, right, title, etc.; document granting permission, licence; papal indulgence, pardon”) [and other forms], which is either: a clipping of lettre patent, lettres patente, lettres patentes [and other forms]; or directly from Anglo-Norman and Middle French patente (modern French patent), a clipping of Anglo-Norman lettres patentes, Middle French lettres patentes, lettre patente, and Old French patentes lettres (“document granting an office, privilege, right, etc., or making a decree”) (compare Late Latin patēns, littera patēns, litterae patentēs). For the derivation of Anglo-Norman and Middle French patente (adjective) in lettre patente, see etymology 2 below. The verb is derived from the noun. ==== Noun ==== patent (countable and uncountable, plural patents) (law) An official document granting an appointment, privilege, or right, or some property or title; letters patent. (specifically) (originally) A grant of a monopoly over the manufacture, sale, and use of goods. A declaration issued by a government agency that the inventor of a new invention has the sole privilege of making, selling, or using the claimed invention for a specified period. (US, historical) A specific grant of ownership of a piece of real property; a land patent. (by extension) A product in respect of which a patent (sense 1.2.2) has been obtained. (uncountable) Ellipsis of patent leather (“a varnished, high-gloss leather typically used for accessories and shoes”). (figuratively) A licence or (formal) permission to do something. A characteristic or quality that one possesses; in particular (hyperbolic) as if exclusively; a monopoly. (gambling) The combination of seven bets on three selections, offering a return even if only one bet comes in. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Verb ==== patent (third-person singular simple present patents, present participle patenting, simple past and past participle patented) (transitive, law) To (successfully) register (a new invention) with a government agency to obtain the sole privilege of its manufacture, sale, and use for a specified period. (US, historical) To obtain (over a piece of real property) a specific grant of ownership. (transitive, figuratively) To be closely associated or identified with (something); to monopolize. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Middle English patent, patente (“wide open; clear, unobstructed; unlimited; of a document: available for public inspection”) [and other forms], from Anglo-Norman and Middle French patent (modern French patent), and directly from their etymon Latin patēns (“open; accessible, passable; evident, manifest; exposed, vulnerable”), the present active participle of pateō (“to be open; to be accessible, attainable; to be exposed, vulnerable; of frontiers or land: to extent, increase”), from Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- (“to spread out; to fly”). ==== Adjective ==== patent (comparative more patent, superlative most patent) Conspicuous; open; unconcealed. Synonym: overt (baking) Of flour: fine, and consisting mostly of the inner part of the endosperm of the grain from which it is milled. (medicine) Open, unobstructed; specifically, especially of the ductus arteriosus or foramen ovale in the heart, having not closed as would have happened in normal development. (medicine, veterinary medicine) Of an infection: in the phase when the organism causing it can be detected by clinical tests. Explicit and obvious. Synonyms: express, monosemous, unambiguous; see also Thesaurus:explicit, Thesaurus:obvious (archaic) Especially of a document conferring some privilege or right: open to public perusal or use. Appointed or conferred by letters patent. (botany) Of a branch, leaf, etc.: outspread; also, spreading at right angles to the axis. (law) Protected by a legal patent. Synonym: patented (by extension, figuratively) To which someone has, or seems to have, a claim or an exclusive claim; also, inventive or particularly suited for. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === References === === Further reading === patent on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === Patten, patten, pét-nat == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin patentem, from pateō. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [pəˈte̞n] IPA(key): (Balearic) [pəˈtent] IPA(key): (Central) [pəˈten] IPA(key): (Valencia) [paˈtent] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [paˈten] === Noun === patent f (plural patents) patent === Further reading === Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “patent”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) “patent”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “patent”, 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 == Czech == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈpatɛnt] === Noun === patent m inan patent (declaration issued by a government to an inventor) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “patent”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 “patent”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 “patent”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026 == Danish == === Noun === patent n (singular definite patentet, plural indefinite patenter) patent ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== === References === “patent” in Den Danske Ordbog == Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /paːˈtɛnt/ Hyphenation: pa‧tent Rhymes: -ɛnt === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Middle French patente, from lettres patentes (“letter in which a privilege is granted”), from Latin litterae patentēs. ==== Noun ==== patent n (plural patenten, diminutive patentje n) patent [from 16th c.] Synonym: octrooi ===== Derived terms ===== patenteren patentrecht patenttrol patentzaak ===== Descendants ===== → Indonesian: paten → Papiamentu: patènt === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from German patent, originating in student slang. Related to etymology 1. ==== Adjective ==== patent (comparative patenter, superlative patentst) excellent, exquisite [from mid 19th c.] Synonyms: geweldig, voortreffelijk ===== Declension ===== == French == === Etymology === Latin patēns. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pa.tɑ̃/ === Adjective === patent (feminine patente, masculine plural patents, feminine plural patentes) patent (obvious) Synonyms: évident, (colloquial) patenté === Further reading === “patent”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [paˈtɛnt] === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Latin patēns. ==== Adjective ==== patent (strong nominative masculine singular patenter, comparative patenter, superlative am patentesten) (rare, Latinism) patent, to be recognized everyone ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 2 === Back-formation from Patent or patentiert in early 19th century student slang. ==== Adjective ==== patent (strong nominative masculine singular patenter, comparative patenter, superlative am patentesten) (higher register colloquial, now in most regions uncommon) clever, ingenious, sleek ===== Declension ===== === Further reading === “patent” in Duden online “patent”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[5] (in German) “patent” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon == Hungarian == === Etymology === From German Patent (“patent”) or German patent (“clever; ingenious”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈpɒtɛnt] Hyphenation: pa‧tent Rhymes: -ɛnt === Noun === patent (plural patentek or patentok) snap fastener, press stud Synonym: nyomókapocs (archaic) patent (official document) Synonym: szabadalom ==== Declension ==== or ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === patent in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN. == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈpa.tɛnt] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈpaː.tent] === Verb === patent third-person plural present active indicative of pateō == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === From a short form of lettres patentes, from Anglo-Norman lettre patente (“open letter”), from Latin littera patēns. ==== Alternative forms ==== patente, patentt ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /paˈtɛnt/, /ˈpatɛnt/ ==== Noun ==== patent (plural patentes) A letter conferring a privilege or status. Such a privilege or status conferred. (rare) A letter conferring other advantages. ===== Descendants ===== English: patent (noun) ===== References ===== “patent(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. === Etymology 2 === From Middle French patent, from Old French, from Latin patēns. ==== Alternative forms ==== patente ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /paˈtɛnt/, /ˈpatɛnt/ ==== Adjective ==== patent (rare) open, unconfined, unrestricted ===== Descendants ===== English: patent (adjective) ===== References ===== “patent(e, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. === Etymology 3 === ==== Noun ==== patent alternative form of patene == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === Short form of Anglo-Norman lettre patente. === Noun === patent n (definite singular patentet, indefinite plural patent or patenter, definite plural patenta or patentene) patent ==== Related terms ==== patentere === References === “patent” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === Short form of Anglo-Norman lettre patente. === Noun === patent n (definite singular patentet, indefinite plural patent, definite plural patenta) patent === References === “patent” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French patente, from Latin patēns. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpa.tɛnt/ Rhymes: -atɛnt Syllabification: pa‧tent === Noun === patent m inan patent (official declaration that someone is the inventor of something) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “patent”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[6] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “patent”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[7] (in Polish) == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French patent. === Adjective === patent m or n (feminine singular patentă, masculine plural patenți, feminine/neuter plural patente) patent ==== Declension ==== == Serbo-Croatian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pǎtent/ Hyphenation: pa‧tent === Noun === pàtent m anim (Cyrillic spelling па̀тент) patent (an official declaration that someone is the inventor of something) ==== Declension ==== == Swedish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /paˈtɛnt/ === Noun === patent n patent ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== patentera (“to patent”) === References === “patent”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “patent”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “patent”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) === Anagrams === patten