devot

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search
See also: dévot

Danish[edit]

Adjective[edit]

devot

  1. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

Inflection[edit]

Inflection of devot
Positive Comparative Superlative
Indefinte common singular devot 2
Indefinite neuter singular devot 2
Plural devote 2
Definite attributive1 devote
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.

Further reading[edit]

German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin devotus, from dēvoveō, from voveō.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /deˈvoːt/
  • Rhymes: -oːt
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: de‧vot

Adjective[edit]

devot (strong nominative masculine singular devoter, comparative devoter, superlative am devotesten)

  1. submissive, servile

Declension[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • devot” in Duden online
  • devot” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • devot” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French dévot or Latin devotus.

Adjective[edit]

devot m or n (feminine singular devotă, masculine plural devoți, feminine and neuter plural devote)

  1. pious

Declension[edit]

References[edit]

  • devot in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN

Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Derived from Latin dēvōtus.

Adjective[edit]

devot (not comparable)

  1. devout, zealous

Declension[edit]

Inflection of devot
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular devot mer devot mest devot
Neuter singular devot mer devot mest devot
Plural devota mer devota mest devota
Masculine plural3 devote mer devota mest devota
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 devote mer devote mest devote
All devota mer devota mest devota
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

Further reading[edit]