däspot
Volapük
Etymology
From German Despotie (minus -ie) and/or Greek δεσποτία (despotía) (minus -ία (-ía)),and also (probably) from English despotism (minus -ism), French despotisme (minus isme), German Despotismus (minus -ismus), Latin despotismus (minus -ismus), Greek δεσποτισμός (despotismós) (minus -ισμός (-ismós))
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [dɛs.ˈpot]
Noun
däspot (plural däspots)
- despotism
Declension
declension of däspot
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | däspot | däspots |
| genitive | däspota | däspotas |
| dative | däspote | däspotes |
| accusative | däspoti | däspotis |
| vocative 1 | o däspot! | o däspots! |
| predicative 2 | däspotu | däspotus |
- 1 status as a case is disputed
- 2 in some later, non-classical Volapük only
Derived terms
- däspotan (“despot”)
- däspotik (“despotic”)
- däspotiko (“despotically”)