German edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French bigot.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /biˈɡɔt/
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Adjective edit

bigott (strong nominative masculine singular bigotter, comparative bigotter, superlative am bigottesten)

  1. (formal, literary) hypocritical; sanctimonious
  2. (formal, literary) narrow-minded; bigoted; usually implying religious intolerance and pettiness but less associated with racism than the contemporary English word

Declension edit

Related terms edit

Further reading edit

  • bigott” in Duden online
  • bigott” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Swedish edit

Adjective edit

bigott (not comparable)

  1. (religiously, sanctimoniously) bigoted

Usage notes edit

Appears to sometimes be used as a noun as well, likely through influence from English.

Declension edit

Inflection of bigott
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular bigott
Neuter singular bigott
Plural bigotta
Masculine plural3 bigotte
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 bigotte
All bigotta
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

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