Despot

See also: despot

German

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δεσπότης (despótēs, “lord, master, owner”)

Pronunciation

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Noun

Despot m (weak, genitive Despoten, plural Despoten, feminine Despotin)

1. despot

   Synonym: Autokrat

Declension

Declension of Despot [masculine, weak]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Despot	die	Despoten
genitive	eines	des	Despoten	der	Despoten
dative	einem	dem	Despoten	den	Despoten
accusative	einen	den	Despoten	die	Despoten

Related terms

• despotisch
• Despotismus

Descendants

• → Hungarian: despota

Further reading

• “Despot” in Duden online