desperat
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Danish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin desperatus.
Adjective[edit]
desperat
Inflection[edit]
Inflection of desperat | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Indefinte common singular | desperat | — | —2 |
Indefinite neuter singular | desperat | — | —2 |
Plural | desperate | — | —2 |
Definite attributive1 | desperate | — | — |
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. |
Derived terms[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
16th century, borrowed from Latin desperatus.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
desperat (strong nominative masculine singular desperater, comparative desperater, superlative am desperatesten)
- (dated, now literary) desperate
- Synonym: verzweifelt
Usage notes[edit]
- Even in literary style it is seldom used of people anymore, but rather with nouns like Lage (“situation”), Stimmung (“mood”), Eindruck (“impression”), etc.
Declension[edit]
Positive forms of desperat
Comparative forms of desperat
Superlative forms of desperat
Further reading[edit]
Latin[edit]
Verb[edit]
dēspērat
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin desperatus.
Adjective[edit]
desperat (neuter singular desperat, definite singular and plural desperate)
Adverb[edit]
desperat
References[edit]
- “desperat” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin desperatus.
Adjective[edit]
desperat (neuter singular desperat, definite singular and plural desperate)
Adverb[edit]
desperat
References[edit]
- “desperat” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin dēspērātus.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
desperat m pers (female equivalent desperatka)
Declension[edit]
Declension of desperat
singular | plural | |
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nominative | desperat | desperaci/desperaty (deprecative) |
genitive | desperata | desperatów |
dative | desperatowi | desperatom |
accusative | desperata | desperatów |
instrumental | desperatem | desperatami |
locative | desperacie | desperatach |
vocative | desperacie | desperaci |
Derived terms[edit]
adjective
Related terms[edit]
adverb
noun
Further reading[edit]
- desperat in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- desperat in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Verb[edit]
desperat
Etymology 2[edit]
Adjective[edit]
desperat m or n (feminine singular desperată, masculine plural desperați, feminine and neuter plural desperate)
- Alternative form of disperat
Declension[edit]
Declension of desperat
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | desperat | desperată | desperați | desperate | ||
definite | desperatul | desperata | desperații | desperatele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | desperat | desperate | desperați | desperate | ||
definite | desperatului | desperatei | desperaților | desperatelor |
Swedish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Adjective[edit]
desperat (comparative desperatare, superlative desperatast)
- desperate (feeling desperation)
- en desperat kvinna
- a desperate woman
- desperate (of a situation or the like)
- en desperat åtgärd i en desperat situation
- a desperate measure in a desperate situation
Declension[edit]
Inflection of desperat | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | desperat | desperatare | desperatast |
Neuter singular | desperat | desperatare | desperatast |
Plural | desperata | desperatare | desperatast |
Masculine plural3 | desperate | desperatare | desperatast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | desperate | desperatare | desperataste |
All | desperata | desperatare | desperataste |
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 |
Related terms[edit]
- desperation (“desperation”)
References[edit]
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