despotismo

Italian

Etymology

despota +‎ -ismo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /de.spoˈti.zmo/
• Rhymes: -izmo
• Hyphenation: de‧spo‧tì‧smo

Noun

despotismo m (plural despotismi)

1. Alternative form of dispotismo

Portuguese

Etymology

déspota +‎ -ismo

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /des.poˈt͡ʃiz.mu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /des.poˈt͡ʃiz.mu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /deʃ.poˈt͡ʃiʒ.mu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /des.poˈt͡ʃiz.mo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨʃ.puˈtiʒ.mu/

Noun

despotismo m (plural despotismos)

1. despotism (government by a singular authority)

Spanish

Etymology

From déspota +‎ -ismo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /despoˈtismo/ [d̪es.poˈt̪iz.mo]
• Rhymes: -ismo
• Syllabification: des‧po‧tis‧mo

Noun

despotismo m (plural despotismos)

1. despotism (government by a singular authority)

Derived terms

• despotismo ilustrado

 

Related terms

• despótico

 

Further reading

• “despotismo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16