"despota" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdɛs.po.ta/ Forms: despoti [masculine, plural], despote [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -ɛspota Etymology: Ultimately from Ancient Greek δεσπότης (despótēs, “master, lord, ruler, despot”). Etymology templates: {{uder|it|grc|δεσπότης||master, lord, ruler, despot}} Ancient Greek δεσπότης (despótēs, “master, lord, ruler, despot”) Head templates: {{it-noun|mfbysense}} despota m or f by sense (masculine plural despoti, feminine plural despote)
  1. despot Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine Synonyms: dittatore, tiranno Derived forms: dispotico, dispotismo

Inflected forms

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