devot

See also: dévot

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

• “devot” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “devot” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin devotus, from dēvoveō, from voveō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deˈvoːt/
• Rhymes: -oːt

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• 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

Proto-Indo-European *de

Proto-Italic *dē

Ecclesiastical Latin dē

Ecclesiastical Latin dē-

Proto-Italic *wogʷeō

Ecclesiastical Latin voveō

Ecclesiastical Latin dēvoveō

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Italic *-tos

Ecclesiastical Latin -tus

Ecclesiastical Latin dēvōtusbor.

Old French devot

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

Pronunciation

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Adjective

devot m (oblique and nominative feminine singular devote)

1. devout

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Descendants

• Middle French: dévot
  • French: dévot
    • → Romanian: devot
• → Middle English: devout, devouth, devot, devote, devolte
  • English: devout
  • Scots: devot, devote, devoit

References

• “dévot”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Romanian

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *de

Proto-Italic *dē

Ecclesiastical Latin dē

Ecclesiastical Latin dē-

Proto-Italic *wogʷeō

Ecclesiastical Latin voveō

Ecclesiastical Latin dēvoveō

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Italic *-tos

Ecclesiastical 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 dēvoveō + -tus.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /deˈvot/

Adjective

devot m or n (feminine singular devotă, masculine plural devoți, feminine/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

• “devot”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025
• devot in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN

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

• devot in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker