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)

1. A dominating leader or force, especially that which dominates a separate political entity; a hegemonist.

Related terms

• hegemony

Translations

a dominating leader or force, especially that which dominates a separate political entity; a hegemonist

Chinese: Mandarin: 霸主 (zh) (bàzhǔ) German: Hegemon (de) m Japanese: 覇権者 (はけんもの, hakenmono) Khmer: អនុត្តរជន (ak nut tak rak jon), អនុត្តរពល (ak nut tak rak pol) Parthian: 𐭇𐭉𐭊𐭌𐭅𐭍 (hēgēmōn) Polish: hegemon (pl) Portuguese: hegêmona m or f (Brazil) Russian: гегемо́н (ru) m (gegemón) Spanish: hegemón m

Anagrams

• Gehenom

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)

1. hegemon

Inflection

Declension of hegemon

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hegemon	hegemonen	hegemoner	hegemonerne
genitive	hegemons	hegemonens	hegemoners	hegemonernes

Related terms

• hegemoni

Romanian

Alternative forms

• heghemon

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin hegemon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /he.d͡ʒeˈmon/

Noun

hegemon m (plural hegemoni, feminine equivalent hegemonă)

1. hegemon

Declension

Declension of hegemon

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	hegemon	hegemonul		hegemoni	hegemonii
genitive-dative	hegemon	hegemonului		hegemoni	hegemonilor
vocative	hegemonule			hegemonilor

Derived terms

• hegemonism

Further reading

• “hegemon”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025