Despotismus

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin despotismus. By surface analysis, Despot (“despot”) +‎ -ismus.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Despotismus m (strong, genitive Despotismus, no plural)

1. despotism

   Synonyms: Despotie f, Tyrannei f

Declension

Declension of Despotismus [sg-only, masculine, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Despotismus
genitive	eines	des	Despotismus
dative	einem	dem	Despotismus
accusative	einen	den	Despotismus

Further reading

• “Despotismus” in Duden online
• “Despotismus” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache