autocrate
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek αὐτοκρατής (autokratḗs, “sovereign”), from αὐτο- (auto-, “self”) (combinatory form of αὐτός (autós)) + κρατία (kratía, “rule”) (from κράτος (krátos, “strength, power”)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /o.tɔ.kʁat/, /ɔ.tɔ.kʁat/
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Noun
autocrate m or f by sense (plural autocrates)
- autocrat (ruler with absolute power)
Further reading
- “autocrate”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /awˈtɔ.kra.te/
- Rhymes: -ɔkrate
- Hyphenation: au‧tò‧cra‧te
Noun
autocrate m (plural autocrati)