# expert
## English
### Etymology

From Old French, from Latin expertus, from ex (“out”) + peritus (“experienced, expert”), perfect active participle of the unattested verb *perior (“I go through”), itself from Proto-Indo-European Proto-Indo-European *per-.

### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈɛk.spɜːt/
* (General American, Canada) IPA: /ˈɛk.spɝt/
** Audio (California):(file)
* (General Australian) IPA: /ˈek.spɜːt/

### Adjective

expert (comparative more expert, superlative most expert)
* Extraordinarily capable or knowledgeable.
    I am expert at making a simple situation complex.
    My cousin is an expert pianist.
* Characteristic of an expert.
    This problem requires expert knowledge.
* (obsolete) Proven, experienced, veteran.

#### Synonyms

* See also Thesaurus:skillful

#### Antonyms

* inexpert
* nonexpert

#### Derived terms

* cyberexpert
* expertism
* expertize
* expertly
* expertness
* expertocracy
* expertocrat
* expertship
* expert system
* expert witness
* non-expert
* sexpert
* subexpert
* time and motion expert
* unexpert

#### Translations
### Noun

expert (plural experts)
* A person with extensive knowledge or ability in a given subject.
    If an expert says it can't be done, get another expert. - David Ben-Gurion
    We called in several experts on the subject, but they couldn't reach an agreement.
** 2013 July 20, “Welcome to the plastisphere”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8845:Plastics are energy-rich substances, which is why many of them burn so readily. Any organism that could unlock and use that energy would do well in the Anthropocene. Terrestrial bacteria and fungi which can manage this trick are already familiar to experts in the field.
** 2016, Neil Cicierega (lyrics and music), “Touch-Tone Telephone”, in Spirit Phone, performed by Lemon Demon:I'm an expert in my field Ufology, yes, it's all real Ancient aliens, it's all true I'm an expert just like you
* (chess) A player ranking just below master.

#### Synonyms

* maven
* specialist

#### Hyponyms

* connoisseur

#### Coordinate terms

* initiate (anyone initiated, anywhere from basic familiarity to expertise)

#### Translations

    The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

### Further reading

* "expert" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 129.

### Anagrams

* pretex, xerept

## Catalan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [əksˈpɛrt]
* IPA: (Valencia) [eksˈpɛɾt]

### Adjective

expert (feminine experta, masculine plural experts, feminine plural expertes)
* expert

### Noun

expert m (plural experts, feminine experta)
* expert
    Synonym: perit

#### Further reading

* “expert” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈɛkspɛrt]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

expert m anim (female equivalent expertka)
* expert (person with extensive knowledge or ability in a given subject)
    Synonyms: odborník, znalec

#### Related terms

* expertní

### Further reading

* “expert”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
* “expert”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

## Dutch
### Etymology

From Middle Dutch expert, from Middle French expert, from Old French expert, from Latin expertus.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (chiefly Netherlands) /ɛksˈpɛːr/, (chiefly Belgium) /ɛksˈpɛrt/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: ex‧pert
* Rhymes: -ɛːr, -ɛrt

### Noun

expert m (plural experts or experten, diminutive expertje n)
* expert

#### Usage notes

When expert is pronounced with a silent t (common in Netherlandic Dutch), the plural is experts. When the t is pronounced (common in Belgian Dutch), the plural is experten.

#### Synonyms

* deskundige

#### Related terms

* expertise

#### Descendants

* Afrikaans: ekspert
* → Indonesian: eksper
* → West Frisian: ekspert

## French
### Etymology

From Latin expertus.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɛk.spɛʁ/
* Audio:(file)

### Adjective

expert (feminine experte, masculine plural experts, feminine plural expertes)
* expert
    Il est expert en matière de finances ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    Il est expert dans les sciences humaines et sociales. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

#### Derived terms

* expertement
* expertise

#### Related terms

* inexpert

### Noun

expert m (plural experts, feminine experte)
* expert

#### Descendants

* → Turkish: eksper

### Further reading

* “expert”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## German
### Etymology

Borrowed from French expert.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ɛksˈpɛʁt]
* Hyphenation: ex‧pert
* Audio:(file)

### Adjective

expert (strong nominative masculine singular experter, not comparable)
* expert

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “expert” in Duden online
* “expert” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English expert. Doublet of esperto and experto.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈɛks.pɛʁ.t͡ʃi/ [ˈɛks.pɛh.t͡ʃi], /ˈɛks.pɛʁt͡ʃ/ [ˈɛks.pɛht͡ʃ], /ɛksˈpɛʁ.t͡ʃi/ [ɛksˈpɛh.t͡ʃi], /ɛksˈpɛʁt͡ʃ/ [ɛksˈpɛht͡ʃ]
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈɛks.pɛʁ.t͡ʃi/ [ˈɛks.pɛh.t͡ʃi], /ˈɛks.pɛʁt͡ʃ/ [ˈɛks.pɛht͡ʃ], /ɛksˈpɛʁ.t͡ʃi/ [ɛksˈpɛh.t͡ʃi], /ɛksˈpɛʁt͡ʃ/ [ɛksˈpɛht͡ʃ]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /ˈɛks.pɛɾ.t͡ʃi/, /ˈɛks.pɛɾt͡ʃ/, /ɛksˈpɛɾ.t͡ʃi/, /ɛksˈpɛɾt͡ʃ/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /ˈɛkʃ.pɛʁ.t͡ʃi/ [ˈɛkʃ.pɛχ.t͡ʃi], /ˈɛkʃ.pɛʁt͡ʃ/ [ˈɛkʃ.pɛχt͡ʃ], /ɛkʃˈpɛʁ.t͡ʃi/ [ɛkʃˈpɛχ.t͡ʃi], /ɛkʃˈpɛʁt͡ʃ/ [ɛkʃˈpɛχt͡ʃ]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈɛks.pɛɻt͡ʃ/, /ˈɛks.pɛɻ.t͡ʃi/, /ɛksˈpɛɻt͡ʃ/, /ɛksˈpɛɻ.t͡ʃi/
* Audio (Central-West Brazil):(file)

### Noun

expert m or f by sense (plural experts)
* expert (person with extensive knowledge or ability in a given field)
    Synonyms: especialista, perito, experto

#### Related terms

* expertise

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French expert, from Latin expertus.

### Noun

expert m (plural experți, feminine equivalent expertă)
* expert (person with extensive knowledge or ability in a given field)
    Synonym: specialist
* (computing) wizard (program or script used to simplify complex operations)
    Synonym: asistent

#### Declension
## Swedish
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

expert c
* expert

#### Derived terms

* dataexpert
* expertbedömning
* expertgranskning
* expertgrupp
* experthjälp
* expertjury
* expertkommentar
* expertkommentator
* expertkommitté
* expertkunskap
* expertpanel
* expertråd
* experttips
* expertutlåtande
* expertutredning
* expertuttalande
* expertvittne
* expertvälde

#### Related terms

* expertis

#### See also

* kännare
* sakkunnig

### References

* expert in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)