dèspota
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek δεσπότης (despótēs, “lord, master, owner”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [ˈdɛs.pu.tə]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [ˈdɛs.po.tə]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈdɛs.po.ta]
Noun
dèspota m or f by sense (plural dèspotes)
Derived terms
- despotisme
- despòtic
Further reading
- “dèspota”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007