dynaste
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Late Latin dynastēs, from Ancient Greek δυνάστης (dunástēs, “lord, ruler”), from δύνασθαι (dúnasthai, “to be powerful”).
Pronunciation[edit]
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Noun[edit]
dynaste m (plural dynastes)
- petty king, ruler of a smaller state within a greater empire
- rhinoceros beetle (family Dynastinae)
Further reading[edit]
- “dynaste”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /dyˈnas.teː/, [d̪ʏˈnäs̠t̪eː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /diˈnas.te/, [d̪iˈnäst̪e]
Noun[edit]
dynastē m