dirigent

See also: Dirigent

English

Etymology

From Latin dīrigēns, present participle of dīrigō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɪɹ.ɪ.d͡ʒənt/

• Audio (US):

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Noun

dirigent (plural dirigents)

1. (now chiefly biochemistry) Something that or someone who directs; a director or guide.
   • 2011, Florence Gleason, Raymond Chollet, Plant Biochemistry, page 133:

     The monolignol substrates are held in position by proteins called dirigents (guide proteins). […] Lignan dirigent proteins are found in the cytoplasm, but similar dirigents have been localized in the cell walls of some plants.

   • 1905, George Frederick Shrady, Thomas Lathrop Stedman, Medical Record, volume 68, page 887:

     One of its members is deputed in rotation to maintain continuous contact with the director or dirigents of the hospital by means of biweekly, if necessary daily, visits to the institution.

2. (dated, geometry) The line of motion of a describent line or surface that in so moving defines a plane or solid figure; a directrix.
   • 1877, James Booth, A Treatise on Some New Geometrical Methods, page 348:

     The straight line in which the vertical polar plane cuts the plane of the circle of contact is called the dirigent. As there are in general two circles of contact, there are two dirigents, and they are parallel to the diretrices.

   • 1891, Proceedings of the London Mathematical Society, volume 21, page 308:

     In this case, to which Sphero-Cartesians, and all other sphero-quadrics, whose dirigents are small circles, are analogous in Spherics, the dirigent conic F must also have double contact with S.

Adjective

dirigent (not comparable)

1. That directs.
   • 17thC, Richard Baxter, The Life of Faith, 1838, The Practical Works of Richard Baxter, Volume 3, page 690,

     6. God must then be known in his three personalities; as the Father, the Word or Son, and the Spirit.

     7. And these in their three causalities; efficient, dirigent, and final.

   • 17thC, Richard Baxter, Mr. Baxter's Dying Thoughts, 1838, The Practical Works of Richard Baxter, Volume 3, page 1012,

     V. I shall better know the methods and perfections of the Scripture, and all God's dirigent word and will.

See also

• dirigible

Anagrams

• ingirted

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [di.ɾiˈʒen]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [di.ɾiˈʒent]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [di.ɾiˈd͡ʒent]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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• Rhymes: -ent

Adjective

dirigent m or f (masculine and feminine plural dirigents)

1. leading

Noun

dirigent m or f by sense (plural dirigents)

1. leader

   Synonym: director

Verb

dirigent

1. gerund of dirigir

Further reading

• “dirigent”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025

Czech

Czech Wikipedia has an article on:

dirigent

Wikipedia ^cs

Etymology

Borrowed from German Dirigent, from Latin dīrigens, present participle of dīrigō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdɪrɪɡɛnt]
• Hyphenation: di‧ri‧gent

Noun

dirigent m anim (female equivalent dirigentka, relational adjective dirigentský)

1. conductor (person who conducts an orchestra, choir or other music ensemble)

Declension

Declension of dirigent (hard masculine animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	dirigent	dirigenti
genitive	dirigenta	dirigentů
dative	dirigentovi, dirigentu	dirigentům
accusative	dirigenta	dirigenty
vocative	dirigente	dirigenti
locative	dirigentovi, dirigentu	dirigentech
instrumental	dirigentem	dirigenty

Derived terms

• dirigentství n
• šéfdirigent m anim

Related terms

• dirigovat impf

Further reading

• “dirigent”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “dirigent”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “dirigent”, in Akademický slovník současné češtiny, 2012–2025, slovnikcestiny.cz
• “dirigent”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Danish

Danish Wikipedia has an article on:

dirigent

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Noun

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dirigent c (singular definite dirigenten, plural indefinite dirigenter)

1. (music) a conductor

References

• “dirigent” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:

dirigent

Wikipedia ^nl

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dīrigēns, present participle of dīrigō (“I direct”). The sense “conductor” was probably borrowed from German Dirigent.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌdi.riˈɣɛnt/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: di‧ri‧gent
• Rhymes: -ɛnt

Noun

dirigent m (plural dirigenten, diminutive dirigentje n)

1. a conductor, person who musically directs an orchestra, choir or other music ensemble
2. (figuratively) a director, person pulling the strings

   De eerste cellist was de dirigent van een campagne tegen de orkestdirigent

   The first cello was the ringleader of a campaign against the orchestra's conductor

Derived terms

• koordirigent m
• orkestdirigent m

Related terms

• dirigeren

Descendants

• → Indonesian: dirigen

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /di.ʁi.ʒɑ̃/

Verb

dirigent

1. third-person plural present indicative/subjunctive of diriger

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈdiː.rɪ.ɡɛnt]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈdiː.ri.d͡ʒent]

Verb

dīrigent

1. third-person plural future active indicative of dīrigō

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From German Dirigent, from Latin dīrigēns, present participle of dīrigō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dʲirʲiˈɡʲɛnt/

Noun

dirigent m anim (feminine dirigentka)

1. conductor (person who conducts an orchestra, choir or other music ensemble)

Declension

Declension of dirigent

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	dirigent	dirigenta	dirigenty
Genitive	dirigenta	dirigentowu	dirigentow
Dative	dirigentoju	dirigentoma	dirigentam
Accusative	dirigenta	dirigentowu	dirigenty, dirigentow
Instrumental	dirigentom	dirigentoma	dirigentami
Locative	dirigenśe	dirigentoma	dirigentach

Further reading

• Starosta, Manfred (1999), “dirigent”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:

dirigent

Wikipedia ^no

Noun

dirigent m (definite singular dirigenten, indefinite plural dirigenter, definite plural dirigentene)

1. (music) a conductor

Derived terms

• kordirigent

Related terms

• dirigere

Norwegian Nynorsk

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:

dirigent

Wikipedia ⁿⁿ

Noun

dirigent m (definite singular dirigenten, indefinite plural dirigentar, definite plural dirigentane)

1. (music) a conductor

Derived terms

• kordirigent

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dirǐɡent/
• Hyphenation: di‧ri‧gent

Noun

dirìgent m anim (Cyrillic spelling дирѝгент, female equivalent dirìgentica)

1. (music) conductor

Declension

Declension of dirigent

	singular	plural
nominative	dirìgent	dirigenti
genitive	dirigenta	dirìgenātā
dative	dirigentu	dirigentima
accusative	dirigenta	dirigente
vocative	dirigente	dirigenti
locative	dirigentu	dirigentima
instrumental	dirigentom	dirigentima

Slovene

Slovene Wikipedia has an article on:

dirigent

Wikipedia ^sl

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /diriɡɛ́nt/

Noun

dirigȅnt m anim (female equivalent dirigêntka)

1. conductor, person who conducts an orchestra, choir or other music ensemble

Declension

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Masculine anim., hard o-stem
nom. sing.	dirigènt
gen. sing.	dirigênta
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	dirigènt	dirigênta	dirigênti
genitive (rodȋlnik)	dirigênta	dirigêntov	dirigêntov
dative (dajȃlnik)	dirigêntu	dirigêntoma	dirigêntom
accusative (tožȋlnik)	dirigênta	dirigênta	dirigênte
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	dirigêntu	dirigêntih	dirigêntih
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	dirigêntom	dirigêntoma	dirigênti

Further reading

• “dirigent”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025

Swedish

Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:

dirigent

Wikipedia ^sv

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

dirigent c

1. conductor (person who conducts an orchestra, choir, or other music ensemble)

Declension

Declension of dirigent

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	dirigent	dirigents
	definite	dirigenten	dirigentens
plural	indefinite	dirigenter	dirigenters
	definite	dirigenterna	dirigenternas

Related terms

• dirigera

References

• dirigent in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• dirigent in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• dirigent in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)