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==English==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|en|enm|subordinat}}, from {{der|en|ML.|subōrdinātus}}, past participle of {{m|la|subordino|subōrdināre}}, from {{m|la|sub-}} + {{m|la|ordino|ōrdināre|to order}}.

===Pronunciation===
; Adjective and Noun
* {{enPR|sə-bôʹdĭn-ət|a=UK}}, {{IPA|en|/səˈbɔːdɪnət/}}
* {{enPR|sə-bôrʹdĭn-ət|a=US}}, {{IPA|en|/səˈbɔɹdɪnət/}}
** {{audio|en|en-us-subordinate.ogg|a=US}}
* {{IPA|en|/səˈboːdɪnət/|a=AU}}
; Verb
* {{enPR|sə-bôʹdĭn-āt|a=UK}}, {{IPA|en|/səˈbɔːdɪneɪt/}}
** {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-subordinate (verb).wav|a=Southern England}}
* {{enPR|sə-bôrʹdĭn-āt|a=US}}, {{IPA|en|/səˈbɔɹdɪneɪt/}}
* {{IPA|en|/səˈboːdɪnæɪt/|a=AU}}

===Adjective===
{{en-adj}}

# Placed in a lower [[class]], [[rank]], or [[position]].
#* {{RQ:Woodward Natural History|passage=The several kinds {{...}} and '''subordinate''' species of each are easily known.}}
#: {{syn|en|lesser|subaltern}}
#: {{ant|en|superior|superordinate}}
# [[submissive|Submissive]] or [[inferior]] to, or [[control]]led by [[authority]].
#* '''November 9, 1662''', {{w|Robert South}}, ''Of the Creation of Man in the Image of God''
#*: It was '''subordinate''', not enslaved, to the understanding.
#: {{ant|en|insubordinate}}
# {{lb|en|grammar|of a clause|not comparable}} [[dependent]] on and either modifying or complementing the main clause
#: {{ux|en|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”.}}
#: {{syn|en|dependent}}
#: {{ant|en|independent|main}}
# Descending in a regular series.

====Derived terms====
{{col-auto|en|subordinate clause|subordinate court|subordinate legislation|subordinate trait}}

====Translations====
{{trans-top|placed in a lower class, rank, or position}}
* Azerbaijani: {{t+|az|tabe}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|низш}}, {{t+|bg|второстепенен}}
* Danish: {{t+|da|underordnet}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|ondergeschikt}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|alamainen}}
* French: {{t+|fr|subordonné|m}}
* German: {{t+|de|untergeordnet}}, {{t+|de|nachgeordnet}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|alárendelt}}
* Ingrian: {{t|izh|alain}}
* Irish: {{t|ga|fo-ordaithe}}, {{t|ga|íochtaránach}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|劣後|alt=劣後する|tr=retsugo suru}}
* Korean: {{t+|ko|종속|alt=종속적}}, {{t+|ko|하급|alt=하급의}}, {{t+|ko|부차|alt=부차적}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|podrzędny}}, {{t+|pl|podrzędny}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|subordinado}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|subordonat|m}}, {{t|ro|subordonată|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|подчинённый}}
* Serbo-Croatian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|потчињен}}
*: Roman: {{t+|sh|potčinjen}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|subordinado}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|underordnad}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|ast}}
* Ukrainian: {{t|uk|підпорядко́ваний}}, {{t|uk|підле́глий}}, {{t|uk|другоря́дний}}
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{{trans-top|submissive to or controlled by authority}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|подчинен}}, {{t+|bg|зависим}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|podřízený|m}}
* Danish: {{t+|da|underordnet}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|alamainen}}, {{t+|fi|alisteinen}}
* German: {{t+|de|untergeordnet}}, {{t+|de|nachgeordnet}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|εξαρτημένος}}, {{t+|el|υποτελής}}
* Ingrian: {{t|izh|alain}}
* Irish: {{t|ga|fo-ordaithe}}, {{t|ga|íochtaránach}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|従属|alt=従属する|tr=jūzoku suru}}, {{t+|ja|付属|alt=付属する|tr=jūzoku suru}}
* Korean: {{t+|ko|예속|alt=예속하다}}, {{t+|ko|예속|alt=예속되다}} ''causative'', {{t+|ko|예속|alt=예속적}} ''nominal''
* Kurdish:
*: Central Kurdish: {{t|ckb|ژێردەستە|tr=jêrdeste}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زیردست}}, {{t+|fa|فرودست}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|subordinado|m}}, {{t|pt|subordinada|f}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|subordonat|m}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|подчинённый}}
* Serbo-Croatian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|потчињен}}
*: Roman: {{t+|sh|potčinjen}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|underordnad}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|tabi}}
* Ukrainian: {{t|uk|підпорядко́ваний}}, {{t|uk|підле́глий}}
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{{trans-top|grammar: dependent}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|подчинен}}
* Catalan: {{t|ca|subordinat}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|ondergeschikt}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|alisteinen}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|εξαρτημένος}}, {{t+|el|δευτερεύων|f|alt=δευτερεύουσα}} {{qualifier|of sentences}}
* Irish: {{t|ga|fo-ordaithe}}
* Korean: {{t+|ko|의존하다}}, {{t+|ko|의존|alt=의존적}} ''nominal'', {{t|ko|의존되다}} ''causative'', {{t+|ko|의존|alt=의존의}} ''possessive''
* Norman: {{t|nrf|s'gondaithe}} {{q|Jersey}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|subordinado}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|subordonat|m}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|прида́точный}}
* Serbo-Croatian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|за́висан}}
*: Roman: {{t+|sh|závisan}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|underordnad}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|niteleyen}}
* Ukrainian: {{t|uk|підря́дний}}
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===Noun===
{{en-noun}}

# {{senseid|en|one who is subordinate}}{{lb|en|countable}} One who is subordinate.
#: {{syn|en|inferior|junior|report|subaltern#Noun|underling|understrapper}}
#: {{ant|en|boss|commander|leader|manager|superior#Noun|superordinate#Noun|supervisor}}
# A [[hyponym]].
#: {{ant|en|hypernym|hyperonym|superordinate#Noun}}

====Translations====
{{trans-top|one who is subordinate}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|подчинен|m}}
* Catalan: {{t|ca|subordinat|m}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|下屬|tr=xiàshǔ}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|ondergeschikte|m|f}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|alainen}}
* French: {{t+|fr|subordonné|m}}, {{t+|fr|subordonnée|f}}, {{t+|fr|subordonnés|m-p}}, {{t+|fr|subordonnées|f-p}}
* German: {{t+|de|Untergebene|m}}, {{t+|de|Befehlsempfänger|m}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|部下|tr=buka}}, {{t+|ja|配下|tr=haika}}
* Korean: {{t+|ko|부하}}, {{t+|ko|하급자}}, {{t|ko|졸개}} {{q|derogatory}}
* Latin: {{t|la|subiectus|m}}
* Maori: {{t|mi|awhenga}}, {{t|mi|pararau}}
* Mon: {{t|mnw|ကောန်ရဲ|tr=kon ray}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|podwładny|m}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|subordinado|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|subaltern|m}}
* Serbo-Croatian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|потчињени|m}}
*: Roman: {{t+|sh|potčinjeni|m}}
* Thai: {{t+|th|ลูกน้อง}}
* Vietnamese: {{t|vi|thuộc cấp}}
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===Verb===
{{en-verb}}

# {{lb|en|transitive}} To make [[subservient]].
# {{lb|en|transitive}} To treat as of less [[value]] or [[importance]].
#: {{syn|en|belittle|denigrate}}
# {{lb|en|transitive|finance}} To make of lower priority in order of payment in [[bankruptcy]].

====Translations====
{{trans-top|to make subservient}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|подчинявам}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|subordinar}}
* Czech: {{t|cs|podřídit}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|alistaa}}
* Irish: {{t|ga|fo-ordaigh}}
* Korean: {{t+|ko|종속|alt=종속시키다}}, {{t+|ko|예속|alt=예속시키다}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|subordinar}}, {{t+|pt|submeter}}, {{t+|pt|subjugar}}, {{t+|pt|dominar}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|подчиня́ть}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|underordna}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|tabi kılmak}}, {{t|tr|bağımlı kılmak}}
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{{trans-top|to treat as of less value or importance}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|väheksyä}}
* Irish: {{t|ga|fo-ordaigh}}
* Korean: {{t|ko|얕보다}}, {{t|ko|[[낮추다|낮춰]] [[보다]]}}, {{t+|ko|경시|alt=경시하다}}, {{t+|ko|업신여기다}}, {{t|ko|[[하찮다|하찮게]] [[여기다]]}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|subordinar}}, {{t+|pt|submeter}}, {{t+|pt|sujeitar}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|supeditar}}
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===See also===
* {{l|en|inferior}}

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=abdeinorstu|turbinadoes}}

{{cln|en|heteronyms}}
{{C|en|People}}

==Italian==

===Etymology 1===

====Adjective====
{{head|it|adjective form}}

# {{adj form of|it|subordinato||f|p}}

====Participle====
{{head|it|past participle form|g=f-p}}

# {{feminine plural of|it|subordinato}}

===Etymology 2===

====Verb====
{{head|it|verb form}}

# {{inflection of|it|subordinare||2|p|pres|indc|;|2|p|impr}}

==Latin==

===Pronunciation===
* {{la-IPA|subōrdināte}}

===Verb===
{{head|la|verb form|head=subōrdināte}}

# {{inflection of|la|subōrdinō||2|p|pres|actv|impr}}

==Spanish==

===Verb===
{{head|es|verb form}}

# {{es-verb form of|subordinar}}