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conscript en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• kŏn'skrĭpt (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈkɒnskɹɪpt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈkɑnskɹɪpt/ (US)
• (US) audio
• kän'skrĭpt (US)

Etymology

From Latin cōnscriptus, perfect passive participle of cōnscrībō (“write together; enroll”).

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Drafted into a military service or similar.
2. (not-comparable) Enrolled; written; registered.

Translations (22)

es reclutado (drafted) · pt alistado (drafted) · gv egintagh (drafted) · es conscripto (drafted) · sh regrutiran (drafted) · nl dienstplichtig (drafted) · es enrolado (drafted) · pl poborowy (drafted) · de verpflichtet (drafted) · sh mobiliziran (drafted) · cmn 被徵召的 /被征召的 (drafted) · sl naboren (drafted) · ru мобилизо́ванный (drafted) · es alistado (drafted) · fi asevelvollinen (drafted) · sh unovačen (drafted) · pt conscrito (drafted) · de einberufen (drafted) · sh уновачен (drafted) · sh регрутиран (drafted) · sh мобилизиран (drafted) · fi värvätty (drafted)

conscript en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• kŏn'skrĭpt (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈkɒnskɹɪpt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈkɑnskɹɪpt/ (US)
• (US) audio
• kän'skrĭpt (US)

Etymology

From Latin cōnscriptus, perfect passive participle of cōnscrībō (“write together; enroll”).

Meanings

1. One who is compulsorily enrolled, often into a military service; a draftee.
   • “[...] Isaac! You’re being conscripted.” Fay Lie grabs Isaac Sachs’s elbow. “You’ll remember bumping into Luisa Rey the other day?” “I’m one lucky conscript. Hi, Luisa, again.” 2004, David Mitchell, “Half-Lives: The First Luisa Rey Mystery”, in Cloud Atlas, →ISBN, page 130:
   • The soldier was a conscript.

Forms

Translations (54)

cs branec (draftee) · fr conscrit (draftee) · ru ре́крут (draftee) · be рэ́крут (draftee) · ro recrut (draftee) · sh рѐгрӯт (draftee) · sl nabornik (draftee) · es colimba (draftee) · it soldato di leva (draftee) · ko 징집병 (draftee) · pl poborowy (draftee) · fi varusmies (draftee) · be прызыўні́к (draftee) · uk призо́вник (draftee) · sk branec (draftee) · cmn 義務兵 /义务兵 (draftee) · uk строкови́к (draftee) · ja 徴募兵 (draftee) · pt conscrito (draftee) · sv värnpliktig (draftee) · lv iesaucamais (draftee) · pt alistado (draftee) · ia conscripto (draftee) · ar مُجَنَّد (draftee) · fi asevelvollinen (draftee) · yi פּריזיווניק (draftee) · it coscritto (draftee) · fa سرباز وظیفه (draftee) · sh nòvāk (draftee) · eo konskripto (draftee) · fi värvätty (draftee) · gv egintagh (draftee) · ru призывни́к (draftee) · et ajateenija (draftee) · fr appelé (draftee) · bg на́борник (draftee) · sh но̀ва̄к (draftee) · uk призовни́к (draftee) · uk ре́крут (draftee) · pl rekrutka (draftee) · lt šauktinis (draftee) · hy զորակոչիկ (draftee) · nl dienstplichtige (draftee) · lb Zwangsrekrutéierten (draftee) · gv co-screeuagh (draftee) · es recluta (draftee) · es conscripto (draftee) · az çağırışçı (draftee) · et kutsealune (draftee) · de Wehrpflichtiger (draftee) · pl rekrut (draftee) · es quinto (draftee) · es caloyo (draftee) · sh règrūt (draftee)

conscript en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /kənˈskɹɪpt/
• (US) audio
• kən'skrĭpt

Etymology

From Latin cōnscriptus, perfect passive participle of cōnscrībō (“write together; enroll”).

Meanings

1. (transitive) To enroll compulsorily; to draft; to induct.
   • “[...] Isaac! You’re being conscripted.” Fay Lie grabs Isaac Sach’s elbow. “You’ll remember bumping into Luisa Rey the other day?” “I’m one lucky conscript. Hi, Luisa, again.” 2004, David Mitchell, “Half-Lives: The First Luisa Rey Mystery”, in Cloud Atlas, →ISBN, page 130:
   • Other rich families are being accused of sending their sons abroad before they can be conscripted. Every Taiwanese man must spend three years in the army and another 20 in the reserves. 1996 March 15, Jonathan Mirsky, “Taiwan President visits islanders to bolster morale”, in The Times, number 65,528, →ISSN, →OCLC, Overseas News, page 15, column 3:

Forms

Deriveds

conscriptable · unconscripted · conscriptive · conscriptee · reconscript

Relateds

conscript father · conscription

Synonyms

induct · draft

Translations (24)

ko 징병하다 (to enroll compulsorily) · it arruolare (to enroll compulsorily) · pl werbować (to enroll compulsorily) · pl zwerbować (to enroll compulsorily) · sh mobilízirati (to enroll compulsorily) · es enrolar (to enroll compulsorily) · mi māpere (to enroll compulsorily) · io en-armeigar (to enroll compulsorily) · io konskriptar (to enroll compulsorily) · pt alistar (to enroll compulsorily) · he גייס (to enroll compulsorily) · ru мобилизова́ть (to enroll compulsorily) · pl powołać (to enroll compulsorily) · ja 徴兵する (to enroll compulsorily) · es conscribir (to enroll compulsorily) · es alistar (to enroll compulsorily) · gd gairm (to enroll compulsorily) · gv cur stiagh er egin (to enroll compulsorily) · es reclutar (to enroll compulsorily) · sl vpoklicati (to enroll compulsorily) · lb zwangsrekrutéieren (to enroll compulsorily) · sh мобили́зирати (to enroll compulsorily) · pl powoływać (to enroll compulsorily) · fi värvätä (to enroll compulsorily)

conscript en · NOUN · etymology 2

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *ster- Proto-Indo-European *sterh₃- Proto-Indo-European *strew- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *stréweti Proto-Italic *strowō Latin struō Latin cōnstruōder. Latin cōnstrūctusbor. English construct Proto-Germanic *-ōd- Old English -ode Middle English -ede English -ed English constructed Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s Proto-Italic *dn̥ɣwā Latin dingua Latin lingua Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Vulgar Latin *linguāticum Old French languagebor. Middle English langage English language English conlangbf. English con- Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-? Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreybʰ- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kréybʰeti Proto-Italic *skreiβō Latin scrībō Latin scrīptum Old French escritbor. Middle English scrit English script English conscript From con- (“constructed”) + script.

Meanings

1. A constructed script or writing system, especially for use with a conlang or spelling reform.

Forms

Synonyms

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