desperat
Danish
editEtymology
editFrom Latin desperatus.
Adjective
editdesperat
Inflection
editInflection of desperat | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Indefinte common singular | desperat | — | —2 |
Indefinite neuter singular | desperat | — | —2 |
Plural | desperate | — | —2 |
Definite attributive1 | desperate | — | — |
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. |
Derived terms
editSee also
editReferences
editGerman
editEtymology
edit16th century, borrowed from Latin desperatus.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editdesperat (strong nominative masculine singular desperater, comparative desperater, superlative am desperatesten)
- (dated, now literary) desperate
- Synonym: verzweifelt
Usage notes
edit- Even in literary style it is seldom used of people anymore, but rather with nouns like Lage (“situation”), Stimmung (“mood”), Eindruck (“impression”), etc.
Declension
editPositive forms of desperat
Comparative forms of desperat
Superlative forms of desperat
Further reading
editLatin
editVerb
editdēspērat
Norwegian Bokmål
editEtymology
editFrom Latin desperatus.
Adjective
editdesperat (neuter singular desperat, definite singular and plural desperate)
Adverb
editdesperat
References
edit- “desperat” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
editEtymology
editFrom Latin desperatus.
Adjective
editdesperat (neuter singular desperat, definite singular and plural desperate)
Adverb
editdesperat
References
edit- “desperat” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
editEtymology
editLearned borrowing from Latin dēspērātus.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editdesperat m pers (female equivalent desperatka)
Declension
editDeclension of desperat
singular | plural | |
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nominative | desperat | desperaci/desperaty (deprecative) |
genitive | desperata | desperatów |
dative | desperatowi | desperatom |
accusative | desperata | desperatów |
instrumental | desperatem | desperatami |
locative | desperacie | desperatach |
vocative | desperacie | desperaci |
Derived terms
editadjective
Related terms
editadverb
noun
Further reading
editRomanian
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editVerb
editdesperat
Etymology 2
editAdjective
editdesperat m or n (feminine singular desperată, masculine plural desperați, feminine and neuter plural desperate)
- Alternative form of disperat
Declension
editDeclension of desperat
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | desperat | desperată | desperați | desperate | ||
definite | desperatul | desperata | desperații | desperatele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | desperat | desperate | desperați | desperate | ||
definite | desperatului | desperatei | desperaților | desperatelor |
Swedish
editPronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Adjective
editdesperat (comparative desperatare, superlative desperatast)
- desperate (feeling desperation)
- en desperat kvinna
- a desperate woman
- desperate (of a situation or the like)
- en desperat åtgärd i en desperat situation
- a desperate measure in a desperate situation
Declension
editInflection of desperat | |||
---|---|---|---|
Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | desperat | desperatare | desperatast |
Neuter singular | desperat | desperatare | desperatast |
Plural | desperata | desperatare | desperatast |
Masculine plural3 | desperate | desperatare | desperatast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | desperate | desperatare | desperataste |
All | desperata | desperatare | desperataste |
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 |
Related terms
edit- desperation (“desperation”)
References
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