demagog
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English
Noun
demagog (plural demagogs)
- Alternative spelling of demagogue
Verb
demagog (third-person singular simple present demagogs, present participle demagoging, simple past and past participle demagoged)
- Alternative spelling of demagogue
Anagrams
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek δημαγωγός (dēmagōgós, “popular leader”).
Pronunciation
Noun
demagog m (plural demagogs, feminine demagoga)
Related terms
Further reading
- “demagog” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Czech
Pronunciation
Noun
demagog m anim (female equivalent demagožka)
- demagogue, demagog (political panderer to passions and prejudices)
- demagogue, demagog (political leader)
Declension
Declension of demagog (velar masculine animate)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | demagog | demagozi |
| genitive | demagoga | demagogů |
| dative | demagogovi, demagogu | demagogům |
| accusative | demagoga | demagogy |
| vocative | demagogu | demagozi |
| locative | demagogovi, demagogu | demagozích |
| instrumental | demagogem | demagogy |
Related terms
- See démos
Further reading
- “demagog”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “demagog”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “demagog”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch demagoog, from Middle French démagogue, from Ancient Greek δημαγωγός (dēmagōgós, “popular leader, mob leader”) of δῆμος (dêmos, “people”) + ἀγωγός (agōgós, “guide”).
Pronunciation
Noun
démagog (first-person possessive demagogku, second-person possessive demagogmu, third-person possessive demagognya)
Further reading
- “demagog” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Polish
Pronunciation
Noun
demagog m pers
Declension
Declension of demagog
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | demagog | demagogowie/demagodzy/demagogi (deprecative) |
| genitive | demagoga | demagogów |
| dative | demagogowi | demagogom |
| accusative | demagoga | demagogów |
| instrumental | demagogiem | demagogami |
| locative | demagogu | demagogach |
| vocative | demagogu | demagogowie/demagodzy |
Further reading
- demagog in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- demagog in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French démagogue.
Noun
demagog m (plural demagogi)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | demagog | demagogul | demagogi | demagogii | |
| genitive-dative | demagog | demagogului | demagogi | demagogilor | |
| vocative | demagogule | demagogilor | |||
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
Noun
demàgog m (Cyrillic spelling дема̀гог)
Declension
Declension of demagog
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | demagog | demagozi |
| genitive | demagoga | demagoga |
| dative | demagogu | demagozima |
| accusative | demagoga | demagoge |
| vocative | demagože | demagozi |
| locative | demagogu | demagozima |
| instrumental | demagogom | demagozima |
Swedish
Noun
demagog c
- demagogue (an orator exciting the passions and prejudices of the audience)
Declension
Declension of demagog