kandydat nauk

Polish

Etymology

Literally, “candidate of sciences”. Calque of Russian кандида́т нау́к (kandidát naúk).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kanˈdɘ.dat ˈna.uk/
• Syllabification: kan‧dy‧dat na‧uk

Noun

kandydat nauk m pers

1. Candidate of Sciences (possessor of a Candidate of Sciences degree)
2. Candidate of Sciences (first of two doctoral level scientific degrees in Russia and some of the Commonwealth of Independent States)
3. (historical) Candidate of Sciences (first of two doctoral level scientific degrees in the USSR and Czechoslovakia)

Declension

Declension of kandydat nauk

	singular	plural
nominative	kandydat nauk	kandydaci nauk
genitive	kandydata nauk	kandydatów nauk
dative	kandydatowi nauk	kandydatom nauk
accusative	kandydata nauk	kandydatów nauk
instrumental	kandydatem nauk	kandydatami nauk
locative	kandydacie nauk	kandydatach nauk
vocative	kandydacie nauk	kandydaci nauk

Further reading

• kandydat nauk in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• kandydat nauk in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• kandydat nauk in PWN's encyclopedia