desperat
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From Latin desperatus.
Adjective edit
desperat
Inflection edit
Inflection 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 edit
See also edit
References edit
German edit
Etymology edit
16th century, borrowed from Latin desperatus.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
desperat (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 edit
Positive forms of desperat
Comparative forms of desperat
Superlative forms of desperat
Further reading edit
Latin edit
Verb edit
dēspērat
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From Latin desperatus.
Adjective edit
desperat (neuter singular desperat, definite singular and plural desperate)
Adverb edit
desperat
References edit
- “desperat” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Latin desperatus.
Adjective edit
desperat (neuter singular desperat, definite singular and plural desperate)
Adverb edit
desperat
References edit
- “desperat” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin dēspērātus.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
desperat m pers (female equivalent desperatka)
Declension edit
Declension 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 edit
adjective
Related terms edit
adverb
noun
Further reading edit
Romanian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Verb edit
desperat
Etymology 2 edit
Adjective edit
desperat m or n (feminine singular desperată, masculine plural desperați, feminine and neuter plural desperate)
- Alternative form of disperat
Declension edit
Declension 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 edit
Pronunciation edit
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Adjective edit
desperat (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 edit
Inflection of desperat | |||
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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”)