desperat
Danish
Etymology
From Latin desperatus.
Adjective
desperat
- desperate
Inflection
| Inflection of desperat | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Common singular | desperat | — | —2 |
| Neuter singular | desperat | — | —2 |
| Plural | desperate | — | —2 |
| Definite attributive1 | desperate | — | — |
| 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. | |||
Derived terms
- desperation
See also
- desperado
- fortvivlelse
- frustreret
References
- “desperat” in Den Danske Ordbog
German
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin desperatus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [dɛspəˈʁaːt]
- Hyphenation: des‧pe‧rat
Audio (file)
Adjective
desperat (strong nominative masculine singular desperater, comparative desperater, superlative am desperatesten)
- desperate
Declension
Positive forms of desperat
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist desperat | sie ist desperat | es ist desperat | sie sind desperat | |
| strong declension (without article) | nominative | desperater | desperate | desperates | desperate |
| genitive | desperaten | desperater | desperaten | desperater | |
| dative | desperatem | desperater | desperatem | desperaten | |
| accusative | desperaten | desperate | desperates | desperate | |
| weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der desperate | die desperate | das desperate | die desperaten |
| genitive | des desperaten | der desperaten | des desperaten | der desperaten | |
| dative | dem desperaten | der desperaten | dem desperaten | den desperaten | |
| accusative | den desperaten | die desperate | das desperate | die desperaten | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein desperater | eine desperate | ein desperates | (keine) desperaten |
| genitive | eines desperaten | einer desperaten | eines desperaten | (keiner) desperaten | |
| dative | einem desperaten | einer desperaten | einem desperaten | (keinen) desperaten | |
| accusative | einen desperaten | eine desperate | ein desperates | (keine) desperaten | |
Comparative forms of desperat
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist desperater | sie ist desperater | es ist desperater | sie sind desperater | |
| strong declension (without article) | nominative | desperaterer | desperatere | desperateres | desperatere |
| genitive | desperateren | desperaterer | desperateren | desperaterer | |
| dative | desperaterem | desperaterer | desperaterem | desperateren | |
| accusative | desperateren | desperatere | desperateres | desperatere | |
| weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der desperatere | die desperatere | das desperatere | die desperateren |
| genitive | des desperateren | der desperateren | des desperateren | der desperateren | |
| dative | dem desperateren | der desperateren | dem desperateren | den desperateren | |
| accusative | den desperateren | die desperatere | das desperatere | die desperateren | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein desperaterer | eine desperatere | ein desperateres | (keine) desperateren |
| genitive | eines desperateren | einer desperateren | eines desperateren | (keiner) desperateren | |
| dative | einem desperateren | einer desperateren | einem desperateren | (keinen) desperateren | |
| accusative | einen desperateren | eine desperatere | ein desperateres | (keine) desperateren | |
Superlative forms of desperat
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist am desperatesten | sie ist am desperatesten | es ist am desperatesten | sie sind am desperatesten | |
| strong declension (without article) | nominative | desperatester | desperateste | desperatestes | desperateste |
| genitive | desperatesten | desperatester | desperatesten | desperatester | |
| dative | desperatestem | desperatester | desperatestem | desperatesten | |
| accusative | desperatesten | desperateste | desperatestes | desperateste | |
| weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der desperateste | die desperateste | das desperateste | die desperatesten |
| genitive | des desperatesten | der desperatesten | des desperatesten | der desperatesten | |
| dative | dem desperatesten | der desperatesten | dem desperatesten | den desperatesten | |
| accusative | den desperatesten | die desperateste | das desperateste | die desperatesten | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein desperatester | eine desperateste | ein desperatestes | (keine) desperatesten |
| genitive | eines desperatesten | einer desperatesten | eines desperatesten | (keiner) desperatesten | |
| dative | einem desperatesten | einer desperatesten | einem desperatesten | (keinen) desperatesten | |
| accusative | einen desperatesten | eine desperateste | ein desperatestes | (keine) desperatesten | |
Further reading
- “desperat” in Duden online
- “desperat” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Latin
Verb
dēspērat
- third-person singular present active indicative of dēspērō
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Latin desperatus.
Adjective
desperat (neuter singular desperat, definite singular and plural desperate)
- desperate
Adverb
desperat
- desperately
References
- “desperat” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Latin desperatus.
Adjective
desperat (neuter singular desperat, definite singular and plural desperate)
- desperate
Adverb
desperat
- desperately
References
- “desperat” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin dēspērātus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dɛsˈpɛ.rat/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛrat
- Syllabification: des‧pe‧rat
Noun
desperat m pers (feminine desperatka)
- despairer
Declension
Declension of desperat
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | desperat | desperaci |
| genitive | desperata | desperatów |
| dative | desperatowi | desperatom |
| accusative | desperata | desperatów |
| instrumental | desperatem | desperatami |
| locative | desperacie | desperatach |
| vocative | desperacie | desperaci |
Derived terms
adjective
- desperacki
Related terms
adverb
- desperacko
noun
- desperacja
Further reading
- desperat in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- desperat in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [despeˈrat]
Verb
desperat
- past participle of despera
Adjective
desperat m or n (feminine singular desperată, masculine plural desperați, feminine and neuter plural desperate)
- Alternative form of disperat
Declension
Declension of desperat
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative/ accusative | indefinite | desperat | desperată | desperați | desperate | ||
| definite | desperatul | desperata | desperații | desperatele | |||
| genitive/ dative | indefinite | desperat | desperate | desperați | desperate | ||
| definite | desperatului | desperatei | desperaților | desperatelor | |||