despotyzm

Polish

Etymology

Internationalism; see English despotism, French despotisme, German Despotismus. First attested in 1760–1763[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɛsˈpɔ.tɘzm/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔtɘzm
  • Syllabification: des‧po‧tyzm

Noun

despotyzm m inan

  1. (literary) despotism (government by a despot or despots: rule by a singular authority, either a single person or a tight-knit group, which rules with absolute power, especially in a cruel and oppressive way)
    Synonym: despotyczność
    azjatycki/wschodni despotyzm ― Asian/Eastern despotism
    carski despotyzm ― tsar's despotism
    nieograniczony despotyzm ― unlimited despotism
    despotyzm komunistyczny/napoleoński/rosyjski
    communist/Napoleonic/Russian despotism
    despotyzm króla/władcy/Stalina ― king's/ruler's/Stalin's despotism
    despotyzm i terroryzm ― despotism and terrorism
    tyrania, despotyzm, autokracja ― tyranny, despotism, autocracy
    zaborczość i despotyzm ― possessiveness and despotism
    mieć skłonności do despotyzmu ― to be prone to despotism
  2. (literary) despotic, authoritarian behaviour
    Synonym: despotyczność

Declension

Declension of despotyzm
singular
nominative despotyzm
genitive despotyzmu
dative despotyzmowi
accusative despotyzm
instrumental despotyzmem
locative despotyzmie
vocative despotyzmie

References

  1. ^ Wiesław Morawski (10 April 2019), “DESPOTYZM”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]

Further reading

  • despotyzm in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • despotyzm in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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