referendum
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Etymology ===
From Latin referendum (“that which ought to be announced”), from refero (“to announce”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˌɹɛfəˈɹɛndəm/
=== Noun ===
referendum (plural referenda or referendums)
(politics) A direct popular vote on a proposed law or constitutional amendment.
Synonym: plebiscite
An action, choice, etc., which is perceived as passing judgment on another matter.
==== Derived terms ====
==== Translations ====
=== See also ===
ad referendum
== Crimean Tatar ==
=== Etymology ===
From Latin referendum.
=== Noun ===
referendum
referendum (in sense: a direct popular vote on a proposed law or constitutional amendment).
==== Declension ====
=== References ===
Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002), Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary][2], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN
== Czech ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): [ˈrɛfɛrɛndum]
=== Noun ===
referendum n
referendum (direct popular vote)
==== Declension ====
==== Related terms ====
See oferta
=== Further reading ===
“referendum”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
“referendum”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
“referendum”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026
== Danish ==
=== Etymology ===
From Latin referendum, the neuter gerundive of referre (“to refer”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /rɛfərɛndɔm/, [ʁɛfəˈʁand̥ɔm]
=== Noun ===
referendum n (singular definite referendummet, plural indefinite referendummer or referenda)
referendum (direct popular vote on a proposed law)
==== Inflection ====
==== Synonyms ====
folkeafstemning
== Dutch ==
=== Etymology ===
From Latin referendum.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˌreːfəˈrɛndʏm/
=== Noun ===
referendum n (plural referenda or referendums, diminutive referendumpje n)
referendum
==== Derived terms ====
==== Descendants ====
→ Indonesian: referendum
→ Papiamentu: referendum
== Estonian ==
=== Etymology ===
From Latin referendum.
=== Noun ===
referendum (genitive referendumi, partitive referendumit)
referendum
Synonyms: rahvahääletus, rahvaküsitlus
==== Declension ====
==== Derived terms ====
pseudoreferendum
=== See also ===
plebistsiit
=== Further reading ===
“referendum”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
“referendum”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN
referendum in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
== French ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ʁe.fe.ʁɛ̃.dɔm/, /ʁe.fe.ʁɑ̃.dɔm/
=== Noun ===
referendum m (plural referendums or referenda)
alternative spelling of référendum
=== Further reading ===
“referendum”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
== Indonesian ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Dutch referendum, from Latin referendum.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /re.fəˈrɛn.dum/, [re.fəˈren.dʊm]
Rhymes: -dʊm
Hyphenation: re‧fê‧ren‧dum
=== Noun ===
refêrendum (plural referendum-referendum)
(law, government, politics) referendum: a direct popular vote on a proposed law or constitutional amendment
==== Derived terms ====
=== Further reading ===
“referendum”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
== Italian ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /re.feˈrɛn.dum/
Rhymes: -ɛndum
Hyphenation: re‧fe‧rèn‧dum
=== Noun ===
referendum m (invariable)
referendum
==== Derived terms ====
referendario
== Ladin ==
=== Noun ===
referendum m (plural referendums)
referendum
== Latin ==
=== Participle ===
referendum
inflection of referendus:
nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular
accusative masculine singular
== Malay ==
=== Etymology ===
From English referendum, from Latin referendum (“that which ought to be announced”), from refero (“to announce”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): [rɛ.fə.rɛn.dəm]
Rhymes: -dəm, -əm
Hyphenation: re‧fe‧ren‧dum
=== Noun ===
referendum (Jawi spelling ريفريندوم, plural referendum-referendum or referendum2)
(politics) A direct popular vote on a proposed law or constitutional amendment; a referendum.
Synonym: pungutan suara
=== Further reading ===
"referendum" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
== Maltese ==
=== Etymology ===
Ultimately from Latin referendum.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /rɛ.fɛˈrɛn.dum/
Rhymes: -ɛndum
=== Noun ===
referendum m (plural referenda or referendumijiet)
referendum
==== Related terms ====
== Norwegian Bokmål ==
=== Etymology ===
From Latin referendum.
=== Noun ===
referendum n (definite singular referendumet, indefinite plural referenda or referendumer, definite plural referendaene or referenduma or referendumene)
a referendum
==== Synonyms ====
folkeavstemning
=== References ===
“referendum” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
“referendum” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
== Norwegian Nynorsk ==
=== Etymology ===
From Latin referendum.
=== Noun ===
referendum n (definite singular referendumet, indefinite plural referendum, definite plural referenduma)
a referendum
==== Synonyms ====
folkerøysting
=== References ===
“referendum” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
== Polish ==
=== Etymology ===
Learned borrowing from Latin referendum.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /rɛ.fɛˈrɛn.dum/
Rhymes: -ɛndum
Syllabification: re‧fe‧ren‧dum
=== Noun ===
referendum n (related adjective referendalny or referendowy)
(law, politics) referendum (direct popular vote on a proposed law or constitutional amendment)
Synonym: plebiscyt
Hypernym: głosowanie
==== Declension ====
=== Further reading ===
“referendum”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego[3] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
“referendum”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN[4] (in Polish)
referendum in PWN's encyclopedia
== Romanian ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Latin referendum, French référendum.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /re.feˈren.dum/
=== Noun ===
referendum n (plural referendumuri)
referendum
Synonym: plebiscit
==== Declension ====
==== Related terms ====
referendar
=== References ===
“referendum”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026
== Serbo-Croatian ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /referěndum/
Hyphenation: re‧fe‧ren‧dum
=== Noun ===
referèndum m inan (Cyrillic spelling реферѐндум)
referendum
==== Declension ====
== Swedish ==
=== Noun ===
referendum
referendum (direct popular vote)
Synonym: folkomröstning
=== Further reading ===
“referendum”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)