despotic

English

WOTD – 16 March 2009

Alternative forms

• despotick

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δεσποτικός (despotikós) via French despotique.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɛsˈpɒt.ɪk/, /dəˈspɒt.ɪk/
• IPA^(key): /dɛsˈpɑt.ɪk/
• Rhymes: -ɒtɪk

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Adjective

despotic (comparative more despotic, superlative most despotic)

1. Of or pertaining to a despot or tyrant.

   This despotic age of the empire ended in a revolt.

2. Acting or ruling as a despot, tyrannical.

   The despotic king dissolved the parliament, and took personal control of the country.

Synonyms

• (acting or ruling as a despot): domineering, tyrannical

Related terms

• despot
• despotate
• despotical
• despotically

• despotism
• despotist
• despotize

Translations

of or pertaining to a despot

• Bulgarian: деспоти́чен (bg) (despotíčen)
• Catalan: despòtic
• Czech: despotický
• Danish: despotisk
• Esperanto: despota (eo)
• Finnish: itsevaltainen (fi), despoottinen
• French: despotique (fr)
• German: despotisch (de)
• Greek:

  Ancient: δεσποτικός (despotikós)

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• Hungarian: zsarnoki (hu)
• Neapolitan: dispoteco
• Portuguese: despótico (pt)
• Romanian: despotic (ro) m or n
• Russian: деспоти́ческий (ru) (despotíčeskij)
• Scottish Gaelic: aintighearnail
• Spanish: despótico

acting or ruling as a despot

• Bulgarian: деспоти́чен (bg) (despotíčen)
• Catalan: despòtic
• Czech: despotický
• Danish: despotisk
• Finnish: itsevaltainen (fi), despoottinen
• German: despotisch (de)
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• Greek:

  Ancient: δεσποτικός (despotikós)

• Portuguese: despótico (pt)
• Russian: деспоти́чный (ru) (despotíčnyj)
• Scottish Gaelic: aintighearnail

Anagrams

• cetopsid

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Romanian

Etymology

From French despotique.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /desˈpo.tik/

Adjective

despotic m or n (feminine singular despotică, masculine plural despotici, feminine and neuter plural despotice)

1. despotic

Declension

Declension of despotic

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	despotic		despotică	despotici	despotice
	definite	despoticul		despotica	despoticii	despoticele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	despotic		despotice	despotici	despotice
	definite	despoticului		despoticei	despoticilor	despoticelor

Further reading

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