hegemon
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἡγεμών (hēgemṓn, “a leader, guide, commander, chief”), from ἡγέομαι (hēgéomai, “to lead”).
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈhɛ.d͡ʒɛ.mən/
Noun
hegemon (plural hegemons)
- A dominating leader or force, especially that which dominates a separate political entity; a hegemonist.
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Translations
a dominating leader or force, especially that which dominates a separate political entity; a hegemonist
Anagrams
Danish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἡγεμών (hēgemṓn, “a leader, guide, commander, chief”), from ἡγέομαι (hēgéomai, “to lead”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [hejəmoˈn]
Noun
hegemon c (singular definite hegemonen, plural indefinite hegemoner)
Inflection
| common gender |
singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | hegemon | hegemonen | hegemoner | hegemonerne |
| genitive | hegemons | hegemonens | hegemoners | hegemonernes |
Related terms
Romanian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /he.d͡ʒeˈmon/
Noun
hegemon m (plural hegemoni, feminine equivalent hegemonă)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | hegemon | hegemonul | hegemoni | hegemonii | |
| genitive-dative | hegemon | hegemonului | hegemoni | hegemonilor | |
| vocative | hegemonule | hegemonilor | |||
Derived terms
Further reading
- “hegemon”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025