devot

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Danish

Adjective

devot

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Inflection

Inflection of devot
positive comparative superlative
indefinite 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

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin devotus, from dēvoveō, from voveō.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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

  1. submissive, servile
    Devot erfüllte er jeden von ihm geäußerten Wunsch.
    He submissively fulfilled every wish expressed by him.

Declension

Positive forms of devot
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist devot sie ist devot es ist devot sie sind devot
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative devoter devote devotes devote
genitive devoten devoter devoten devoter
dative devotem devoter devotem devoten
accusative devoten devote devotes devote
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der devote die devote das devote die devoten
genitive des devoten der devoten des devoten der devoten
dative dem devoten der devoten dem devoten den devoten
accusative den devoten die devote das devote die devoten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein devoter eine devote ein devotes (keine) devoten
genitive eines devoten einer devoten eines devoten (keiner) devoten
dative einem devoten einer devoten einem devoten (keinen) devoten
accusative einen devoten eine devote ein devotes (keine) devoten
Comparative forms of devot
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist devoter sie ist devoter es ist devoter sie sind devoter
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative devoterer devotere devoteres devotere
genitive devoteren devoterer devoteren devoterer
dative devoterem devoterer devoterem devoteren
accusative devoteren devotere devoteres devotere
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der devotere die devotere das devotere die devoteren
genitive des devoteren der devoteren des devoteren der devoteren
dative dem devoteren der devoteren dem devoteren den devoteren
accusative den devoteren die devotere das devotere die devoteren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein devoterer eine devotere ein devoteres (keine) devoteren
genitive eines devoteren einer devoteren eines devoteren (keiner) devoteren
dative einem devoteren einer devoteren einem devoteren (keinen) devoteren
accusative einen devoteren eine devotere ein devoteres (keine) devoteren
Superlative forms of devot
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist am devotesten sie ist am devotesten es ist am devotesten sie sind am devotesten
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative devotester devoteste devotestes devoteste
genitive devotesten devotester devotesten devotester
dative devotestem devotester devotestem devotesten
accusative devotesten devoteste devotestes devoteste
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der devoteste die devoteste das devoteste die devotesten
genitive des devotesten der devotesten des devotesten der devotesten
dative dem devotesten der devotesten dem devotesten den devotesten
accusative den devotesten die devoteste das devoteste die devotesten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein devotester eine devoteste ein devotestes (keine) devotesten
genitive eines devotesten einer devotesten eines devotesten (keiner) devotesten
dative einem devotesten einer devotesten einem devotesten (keinen) devotesten
accusative einen devotesten eine devoteste ein devotestes (keine) devotesten

Further reading

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

Old French

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Latin dēvoveō
    Proto-Indo-European *-tós
    Proto-Italic *-tos
    Latin -tus
    Ecclesiastical Latin dēvōtusbor.
    Old French devot

    Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin dēvōtus, from Latin dēvoveō + -tus.

    Pronunciation

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    Adjective

    devot m (oblique and nominative feminine singular devote)

    1. devout
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    Descendants

    References

    Romanian

    Etymology

      Etymology tree
      Latin dēvoveō
      Proto-Indo-European *-tós
      Proto-Italic *-tos
      Latin -tus
      Ecclesiastical Latin dēvōtusbor.
      Old French devot
      Middle French dévot
      French dévotbor.
      Romanian devot

      Borrowed from French dévot, from Middle French dévot, from Old French devot, borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin dēvōtus, from Latin dēvoveō + -tus.

      Pronunciation

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      Adjective

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

      1. pious
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      Declension

      Declension of devot
      singular plural
      masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
      nominative-
      accusative       		indefinite devot devotă devoți devote
      definite devotul devota devoții devotele
      genitive-
      dative       		indefinite devot devote devoți devote
      definite devotului devotei devoților devotelor

      References

      Swedish

      Etymology

      Derived from Latin dēvōtus.

      Adjective

      devot (not comparable)

      1. devout, zealous

      Declension

      Inflection of devot
      Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
      common singular devot mer devot mest devot
      neuter singular devot mer devot mest devot
      plural devota mer devota mest devota
      masculine plural2 devote mer devota mest devota
      Definite positive comparative superlative
      masculine singular3 devote mer devote mest devote
      all devota mer devota mest devota

      1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
      2 Dated or archaic.
      3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

      Further reading

      Wikious
      Boobota
      Sagapedia