# privat
## English
### Adjective

privat (comparative more privat, superlative most privat)
* Obsolete spelling of private.

### See also

* privat-docent

## Catalan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [pɾiˈβat]
* IPA: (Balearic, Valencia) [pɾiˈvat]
* Rhymes: -at

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin prīvātus.

#### Adjective

privat (feminine privada, masculine plural privats, feminine plural privades)
* private
    Antonym: públic

##### Derived terms

* privadament
* privadesa
* privatitzar

### Etymology 2
#### Participle

privat (feminine privada, masculine plural privats, feminine plural privades)
* past participle of privar

### References

* “privat” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “privat”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
* “privat” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
* “privat” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

## Danish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin prīvātus.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [pʁiˈvæˀd]

### Adjective

privat (neuter singular privat, definite singular and plural private)
* private (not done in the view of others)
* privately owned, privately held (not public)

#### Derived terms

* privatadresse
* privatansat
* privatbolig
* privateje
* privathospital
* privatliv
* privatskole

#### Fixed Expressions

* den private sektor
* det private erhvervsliv
* privat ejendomsret
* privat forbrug
* privat fællesvej
* privat hær
* privat vej

### References

* “privat” in Den Danske Ordbog

## German
### Etymology

16th century, from Latin prīvātus.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pʁiˈvaːt/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -aːt

### Adjective

privat (strong nominative masculine singular privater, comparative privater, superlative am privatesten)
* private
    Synonyms: persönlich, vertraulich, intim, nicht für die Allgemeinheit/Öffentlichkeit bestimmt
    Antonyms: öffentlich, publik, allgemein, beruflich, dienstlich

#### Derived terms

* Privatadresse
* Privatangelegenheit
* Privatbesitz
* Privatdozent
* Privateigentum
* Privatfernsehen
* Privatgelände
* Privatgrundstück
* Privatleben
* Privatparkplatz
* Privatpatient
* Privatperson
* Privatsache
* Privatstraße
* Privatuniversität
* Privatunterricht
* Privatweg
* Privatwohnung

### Further reading

* “privat” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
* “privat” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
* “privat” in Duden online

## Indonesian
### Etymology

From Dutch privaat.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Indonesian) IPA: /ˈprivat/ [ˈpri.fat̪̚]
* Rhymes: -ivat
* Syllabification: pri‧vat

### Adjective

privat
* private
    Synonyms: partikelir, pribadi, swasta

### Further reading

* “privat” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Ladin
### Etymology

From Latin prīvātus.

### Adjective

privat m (feminine singular privada, masculine plural privac, feminine plural privadas)
* private

## Latin
### Verb

prīvat
* third-person singular present active indicative of prīvō

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin prīvātus.

### Adjective

privat (neuter singular privat, definite singular and plural private)
* private

#### Derived terms

* privatbane
* privatfly
* privatist
* privatliv
* privatlærer
* privatperson
* privatskole

### References

* “privat” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin prīvātus.

### Adjective

privat (neuter singular privat, definite singular and plural private)
* private

#### Derived terms

* privatbane
* privatfly
* privatist
* privatliv
* privatperson
* privatskole, privatskule

### References

* “privat” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Occitan
### Etymology

From Old Occitan [Term?], from Latin prīvātus.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Adjective

privat m (feminine singular privada, masculine plural privats, feminine plural privadas)
* private (belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group)
    Antonym: public

#### Derived terms

* privatizar

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed or based on French privé, Italian privato, from Latin privatus.

### Adjective

privat m or n (feminine singular privată, masculine plural privați, feminine and neuter plural private)
* private (clarification of this definition is needed)

#### Related terms

* privatiza

### Further reading

* privat in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

## Swedish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin prīvātus.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Adjective

privat (comparative mer privat, superlative mest privat)
* private (not done in the view of others)
* privately owned, privately held (not public)

#### Declension

$^1$ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. $^2$ Dated or archaic. $^3$ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

#### Derived terms

* privatangelägenhet
* privatannons
* privatanställd
* privatarmé
* privatbank
* privatbil
* privatbilism
* privatbilist
* privatbostad
* privatbrev
* privatchaufför
* privatdeckare
* privatdetektiv
* privategendom
* privatekonom
* privatekonomi
* privatekonomisk
* privatelev
* privatfinansierad
* privatflyg
* privatflygare
* privatflygplan
* privatföretag
* privatförmögenhet
* privatgiro
* privathem
* privatimport
* privatimportera
* privatintresse
* privatisera
* privatjet
* privatkapital
* privatkapitalism
* privatkapitalist
* privatkapitalistisk
* privatklinik
* privatkonsumtion
* privatkonto
* privatkopiering
* privatkund
* privatlektion
* privatliv
* privatlån
* privatläkare
* privatlärare
* privatlärd
* privatläroverk
* privatman
* privatmarknad
* privatmottagning
* privatpatient
* privatperson
* privatplan
* privatpraktik
* privatpraktiker
* privatpraktiserande
* privatradio
* privatreligiös
* privatresa
* privatrum
* privaträtt
* privaträttslig
* privatsak
* privatsamlare
* privatsamling
* privatsamtal
* privatsekreterare
* privatsfär
* privatsjukhus
* privatskola
* privatsköterska
* privatspanare
* privatspaning
* privattandläkare
* privatteater
* privattryck
* privatundervisning
* privatvåning
* privatvård
* privatvärd
* privatägd

#### See also

* allmän
* enskild
* hemlig
* kollektiv
* offentlig

### Adverb

privat (comparative mer privat, superlative mest privat)
* privately
    Vi tar det här privat så hon inte läcker det till offentligheten.We take this privately so she doesn't leak it to the public.

### Further reading

* privat in Svensk ordbok.