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despit

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Basque

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Etymology

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Probably borrowed from Middle French despit.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /des̺pit/ [d̪es̺.pit̪]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -es̺pit
  • Hyphenation: des‧pit

Conjunction

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despit

  1. (Northern) [with genitive] despite, in spite of

Noun

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despit inan

  1. (Northern) spite, hatred
    Synonyms: hisi, mespretxu

Declension

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Further reading

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Catalan

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Etymology

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From Latin despectus.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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despit m (plural despits)

  1. spite

Derived terms

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Further reading

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Middle French

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Etymology

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Old French despit.

Noun

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despit m (plural despis)

  1. contempt (scorn, disdain)

Descendants

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  • French: dépit