demagog

English

Noun

demagog (plural demagogs)

1. (US) Alternative spelling of demagogue.

Verb

demagog (third-person singular simple present demagogs, present participle demagoging, simple past and past participle demagoged)

1. (US) Alternative spelling of demagogue.

Anagrams

• god game

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek δημαγωγός (dēmagōgós, “popular leader”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern) [də.məˈɣo̞k]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Central) [də.məˈɣɔk]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [de.maˈɣɔk]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Noun

demagog m (plural demagogs, feminine demagoga, feminine plural demagogues)

1. demagogue

Related terms

• demo-
• demagògia
• demagògic

Further reading

• “demagog”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdɛmaɡok]

Noun

demagog m anim (female equivalent demagožka)

1. demagogue, demagog (political panderer to passions and prejudices)
2. demagogue, demagog (political leader)

Declension

Declension of demagog (velar masculine animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	demagog	demagozi
genitive	demagoga	demagogů
dative	demagogovi, demagogu	demagogům
accusative	demagoga	demagogy
vocative	demagogu	demagozi
locative	demagogovi, demagogu	demagozích
instrumental	demagogem	demagogy

Related terms

• See démos

• demagogický
• demagogie

Further reading

• “demagog”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “demagog”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “demagog”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026

Danish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δημαγωγός (dēmagōgós).

Noun

demagog c (singular definite demagogen, plural indefinite demagoger)

1. (derogatory) a demagogue

   Synonym: folkeforfører

Declension

Declension of demagog

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	demagog	demagogen	demagoger	demagogerne
genitive	demagogs	demagogens	demagogers	demagogernes

Derived terms

• demagogisk

References

• “demagog” in Den Danske Ordbog

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch demagoog, from Middle French démagogue, from Ancient Greek δημαγωγός (dēmagōgós, “popular leader, mob leader”) of δῆμος (dêmos, “people”) +‎ ἀγωγός (agōgós, “guide”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [deˈmaɡɔk̚]
• Hyphenation: dé‧ma‧gog

Noun

démagog (plural demagog-demagog)

1. (politics) demagogue

Related terms

• demagogi

Further reading

• “demagog”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɛˈma.ɡɔk/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -aɡɔk
• Syllabification: de‧ma‧gog

Noun

demagog m pers

1. demagogue, demagog

Declension

Declension of demagog

	singular	plural
nominative	demagog	demagogowie/demagodzy/demagogi (deprecative)
genitive	demagoga	demagogów
dative	demagogowi	demagogom
accusative	demagoga	demagogów
instrumental	demagogiem	demagogami
locative	demagogu	demagogach
vocative	demagogu	demagogowie/demagodzy

Further reading

• “demagog”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “demagog”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French démagogue.

Noun

demagog m (plural demagogi, feminine equivalent demagogă)

1. demagogue

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	demagog	demagogul	demagogi	demagogii
genitive-dative	demagog	demagogului	demagogi	demagogilor
vocative	demagogule		demagogilor

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /demǎɡoɡ/
• Hyphenation: de‧ma‧gog

Noun

demàgog m anim (Cyrillic spelling дема̀гог)

1. demagogue, demagog

Declension

Declension of demagog

	singular	plural
nominative	demagog	demagozi
genitive	demagoga	demagoga
dative	demagogu	demagozima
accusative	demagoga	demagoge
vocative	demagože	demagozi
locative	demagogu	demagozima
instrumental	demagogom	demagozima

Swedish

Noun

demagog c

1. demagogue (an orator exciting the passions and prejudices of the audience)

Declension

Declension of demagog

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	demagog	demagogs
	definite	demagogen	demagogens
plural	indefinite	demagoger	demagogers
	definite	demagogerna	demagogernas