Eurocrat en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree English Euro- Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Hellenic *pāwər Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr) Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Hellenic *-rós Ancient Greek -ρός (-rós) Ancient Greek πῠρρός (pŭrrhós)bor. Latin burrus Latin burra Old French *bure Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Old French -el Old French burel French bureau Proto-Indo-European *kret-der. Ancient Greek κρᾰ́τος (krắtos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -κρᾰτῐ́ᾱ (-krătĭ́ā)lbor. French -cratie French bureaucratie French bureaucratebor. English bureaucrat blend English Eurocrat Blend of Euro- + bureaucrat. By surface analysis, Euro- + -crat.
Meanings
- (derogatory, slang) An employee or minister of the European Union, typically working in Brussels or Strasbourg.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eurocrats | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (15)
de Eurokrat (employee of the EU) · ru еврочино́вник (employee of the EU) · de Eurokratin (employee of the EU) · ka ევროკრატი (employee of the EU) · fi bryssä (employee of the EU) · fr eurocrate (employee of the EU) · sv eurokrat (employee of the EU) · ka ევრობიუროკრატი (employee of the EU) · ru евробюрокра́т (employee of the EU) · pl eurokrata (employee of the EU) · pt eurocrata (employee of the EU) · is evrópukrati (employee of the EU) · eo eŭropokrato (employee of the EU) · fi eurokraatti (employee of the EU) · ru еврокра́т (employee of the EU)