German

Noun

Dirigent m ‎(genitive Dirigenten, plural Dirigenten)

1. conductor, maestro, choirmaster

Declension

Related terms

• dirigieren

English

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.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Hutton to this entry?)

   • 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

Catalan

Noun

dirigent m ‎(plural dirigents)

1. leader

Czech

Noun

dirigent m

1. (music) A conductor

Related terms

• dirigovat

Danish

Noun

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

1. (music) a conductor

References

• “dirigent” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Pronunciation

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

Etymology

From Latin dīrigēns, present participle of dīrigō ‎(“to direct”).

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

• dirigeerstokje n

French

Verb

dirigent

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

Latin

Verb

dīrigent

1. third-person plural future active indicative of dīrigō

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Latin dīrigēns, present participle of dīrigō.

Noun

dirigent m ‎(feminine equivalent dirigentka)

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

Declension

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

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

1. (music) a conductor

Related terms

• dirigere

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

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

1. (music) a conductor

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

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

Noun

dirìgent m ‎(Cyrillic spelling дирѝгент)

1. conductor (music)

Declension

Slovene

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /diriˈɡɛ́nt/
• Tonal orthography: dirigȅnt

Noun

dirigènt m anim ‎(genitive dirigênta, nominative plural dirigênti, feminine dirigêntka)

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

Declension

Swedish

Pronunciation

Noun

dirigent c

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

Declension

Related terms

• dirigera