despot
See also: Despot
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle French despote, from Old French despote, from Medieval Latin despota, from Ancient Greek δεσπότης (despótēs, “lord, master, owner”).[1] Cognate with Sanskrit दम्पति (dámpati).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
despot (plural despots)
- A ruler with absolute power; a tyrant.
- 2009, Steven Rosefielde, Red Holocaust, page 240:
- The Red Holocaust is best interpreted in this light as the bitter fruit of an[sic] utopian gambit that was socially misengineered into a dystopic nightmare by despots in humanitarian disguise.
- (historical) A title awarded to senior members of the imperial family in the late Byzantine Empire, and claimed by various independent or semi-autonomous rulers in the Balkans (12th to 15th centuries)
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Translations edit
ruler with absolute power; tyrant
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References edit
- ^ Fortson, Benjamin W. (2004) Indo-European Language and Culture: An Introduction, first edition, Oxford: Blackwell
Anagrams edit
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek δεσπότης (despótēs, “lord, master”).
Noun edit
despot c (singular definite despoten, plural indefinite despoter)
Inflection edit
Declension of despot
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | despot | despoten | despoter | despoterne |
genitive | despots | despotens | despoters | despoternes |
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
- despoti n
- despotisk (adjective)
- despotisme c
Further reading edit
- “despot” in Den Danske Ordbog
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Greek δεσπότης (despótis).
Noun edit
despot m (plural despoți)
Declension edit
Declension of despot
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) despot | despotul | (niște) despoți | despoții |
genitive/dative | (unui) despot | despotului | (unor) despoți | despoților |
vocative | despotule | despoților |
Serbo-Croatian edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
dèspot m (Cyrillic spelling дѐспот)
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Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek δεσπότης (despótēs).
Noun edit
despot c
Declension edit
Declension of despot | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | despot | despoten | despoter | despoterna |
Genitive | despots | despotens | despoters | despoternas |