hegemon

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἡγεμών (hēgemṓn, “a leader, guide, commander, chief”), from ἡγέομαι (hēgéomai, “to lead”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈhɛ.d͡ʒɛ.mən/

Noun

hegemon (plural hegemons)

1. A dominating leader or force, especially that which dominates a separate political entity; a hegemonist.

Related terms

• hegemony

Translations

a dominating leader or force, especially that which dominates a separate political entity; a hegemonist

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 霸主 (zh) (bàzhǔ)

• German: Hegemon (de) m
• Japanese: 覇権者 (はけんもの, hakenmono)
• Khmer: អនុត្តរជន (ak nut tak rak jon), អនុត្តរពល (ak nut tak rak pol)
• Parthian: 𐭇𐭉𐭊𐭌𐭅𐭍 (hēgēmōn)
• Polish: hegemon (pl)
• Portuguese: hegêmona m or f (Brazil)
• Russian: гегемо́н (ru) m (gegemón)

Anagrams

• Gehenom

Romanian

Alternative forms

• heghemon

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin hegemon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /he.d͡ʒeˈmon/

Noun

hegemon m (plural hegemoni, feminine equivalent hegemonă)

1. hegemon

Declension

Declension of hegemon

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) hegemon	hegemonul	(niște) hegemoni	hegemonii
genitive/dative	(unui) hegemon	hegemonului	(unor) hegemoni	hegemonilor
vocative	hegemonule		hegemonilor

Derived terms

• hegemonism

Further reading

• hegemon in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)