subordinate en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- sə-bôʹdĭ-nət (Received-Pronunciation)
- /səˈbɔɹdɪnət/ (Canada, General-American)
- /səˈbɔːdɪnət/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- sə-bôrʹdĭ-nət (Canada, General-American)
- /səˈboːdɪnət/ (Australia)
Etymology
From Middle English subordinat, from Medieval Latin subōrdinātus, past participle of subōrdināre, from sub- + ōrdināre (“to order”).
Meanings
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Placed in a lower class, rank, or position.
The several kinds […] and subordinate species of each are easily known.
1695, John Woodward, “(please specify the page)”, in An Essay toward a Natural History of the Earth: And Terrestrial Bodies, Especially Minerals: […], London: […] Ric[hard] Wilkin […], →OCLC:
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Submissive or inferior to, or controlled by authority.
November 9, 1662, Robert South, Of the Creation of Man in the Image of God It was subordinate, not enslaved, to the understanding.
However, his main point is clearly that the political organization should be subordinate to the real aspirations of the working class and should not be allowed to claim that it expresses those aspirations by virtue of its own 'scientific' omniscience, regardless of what the empirical 'masses' actually think.
1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume III: The Breakdown, Oxford: Clarendon Press, translation of Główne nurty marksizmu: rozkład (in Polish), →ISBN, →OCLC, page 245:
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(not-comparable, of a clause) dependent on and either modifying or complementing the main clause
In the sentence “The barbecue finished before John arrived”, the subordinate clause “before John arrived” specifies the time of the main clause, “The barbecue finished”.
- Descending in a regular series.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most subordinate | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more subordinate | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
superior · main · independent · insubordinate · superordinate
Deriveds
subordinately · subordinate trait · subordinate court · nonsubordinate · subordinate clause · unsubordinate · subordinate legislation · subordinateness
Synonyms
lesser · dependent · subaltern · petty
Translations (83)
ro subordonat (placed in a lower class, rank, or position) · sh за́висан (grammar: dependent) · ko 하급의 (placed in a lower class, rank, or position) · sv underordnad (submissive to or controlled by authority) · ga íochtaránach (placed in a lower class, rank, or position) · ko 의존하다 (grammar: dependent) · ru подчинённый (submissive to or controlled by authority) · el εξαρτημένος (grammar: dependent) · ca subordinat (grammar: dependent) · tr tabi (submissive to or controlled by authority) · sh potčinjen (placed in a lower class, rank, or position) · pt subordinada (submissive to or controlled by authority) · el εξαρτημένος (submissive to or controlled by authority) · sv underordnad (grammar: dependent) · tr niteleyen (grammar: dependent) · el υποτελής (submissive to or controlled by authority) · ga fo-ordaithe (submissive to or controlled by authority) · ro subordonat (grammar: dependent) · uk підпорядко́ваний (placed in a lower class, rank, or position) · ja 劣後する (placed in a lower class, rank, or position) · ru прида́точный (grammar: dependent) · ro subordonat (submissive to or controlled by authority) · uk другоря́дний (placed in a lower class, rank, or position) · fa فرودست (submissive to or controlled by authority) · hi कनिष्ठ (placed in a lower class, rank, or position) · kk қарасты (submissive to or controlled by authority) · bg подчинен (grammar: dependent) · uk підпорядко́ваний (submissive to or controlled by authority) · ko 의존적 nominal (grammar: dependent) · ko 예속하다 (submissive to or controlled by authority) · lt pavaldus (placed in a lower class, rank, or position) · fa زیردست (submissive to or controlled by authority) · ro subordonată (placed in a lower class, rank, or position) · izh alain (submissive to or controlled by authority) · uk підря́дний (grammar: dependent) · ko 의존되다 causative (grammar: dependent) · sh потчињен (submissive to or controlled by authority) · sh потчињен (placed in a lower class, rank, or position) · cs podřízený (submissive to or controlled by authority) · bg низш (placed in a lower class, rank, or position) · ko 부차적 (placed in a lower class, rank, or position) · fi alamainen (placed in a lower class, rank, or position) · el δευτερεύουσα (grammar: dependent) · fi alamainen (submissive to or controlled by authority) · fi alisteinen (grammar: dependent) · ru подчинённый (placed in a lower class, rank, or position) · sh potčinjen (submissive to or controlled by authority) · nl ondergeschikt (placed in a lower class, rank, or position) · ko 예속되다 causative (submissive to or controlled by authority) · ko 종속적 (placed in a lower class, rank, or position) · hu alárendelt (placed in a lower class, rank, or position) · es subordinado (placed in a lower class, rank, or position) · pl podrzędny (placed in a lower class, rank, or position) · bg второстепенен (placed in a lower class, rank, or position) · pt subordinado (grammar: dependent) · fi alisteinen (submissive to or controlled by authority) · bg зависим (submissive to or controlled by authority) · ga fo-ordaithe (grammar: dependent) · pt subordinado (placed in a lower class, rank, or position) · da underordnet (placed in a lower class, rank, or position) · bg подчинен (submissive to or controlled by authority) · ja 付属する (submissive to or controlled by authority) · da underordnet (submissive to or controlled by authority) · ga fo-ordaithe (placed in a lower class, rank, or position) · de nachgeordnet (placed in a lower class, rank, or position) · ko 예속적 nominal (submissive to or controlled by authority) · az tabe (placed in a lower class, rank, or position) · nl ondergeschikt (grammar: dependent) · nrf s'gondaithe (grammar: dependent) · sv underordnad (placed in a lower class, rank, or position) · pt subordinado (submissive to or controlled by authority) · fr subordonné (placed in a lower class, rank, or position) · ckb ژێردەستە (submissive to or controlled by authority) · uk підле́глий (submissive to or controlled by authority) · ja 従属する (submissive to or controlled by authority) · de untergeordnet (placed in a lower class, rank, or position) · sh závisan (grammar: dependent) · izh alain (placed in a lower class, rank, or position) · de untergeordnet (submissive to or controlled by authority) · uk підле́глий (placed in a lower class, rank, or position) · tr ast (placed in a lower class, rank, or position) · de nachgeordnet (submissive to or controlled by authority) · ga íochtaránach (submissive to or controlled by authority)