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despotisk

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Danish

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Etymology

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From despot +‎ -isk, from Ancient Greek δεσπότης (despótēs, lord, master).

Adjective

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despotisk

  1. despotic

Inflection

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Inflection of despotisk
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular despotisk 2
indefinite neuter singular despotisk 2
plural despotiske 2
definite attributive1 despotiske

1 When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2 The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From despot +‎ -isk. Cognate of Ancient Greek δεσποτικός (despotikós), German despotisch, French despotique.

Adjective

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despotisk (comparative mer despotisk, superlative mest despotisk)

  1. despotic

Declension

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Inflection of despotisk
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular despotisk mer despotisk mest despotisk
neuter singular despotiskt mer despotiskt mest despotiskt
plural despotiska mer despotiska mest despotiska
masculine plural2 despotiske mer despotiska mest despotiska
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 despotiske mer despotiske mest despotiske
all despotiska mer despotiska mest despotiska

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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