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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Middle French tyrannique.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˌti.rɑˈnik/
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  • Hyphenation: ti‧ran‧niek
  • Rhymes: -ik

Adjective edit

tiranniek (comparative tirannieker, superlative tiranniekst)

  1. tyrannical, (as) under a tyranny
    Een tiranniek bewind steunt op de afschrikkingskracht van zijn repressie
    A tyrannical regime deponds on the deterrence of its repression
  2. tyrannous, with the (notably abusive) characteristics of a tyrant

Inflection edit

Inflection of tiranniek
uninflected tiranniek
inflected tirannieke
comparative tirannieker
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial tiranniek tirannieker het tiranniekst
het tiranniekste
indefinite m./f. sing. tirannieke tiranniekere tiranniekste
n. sing. tiranniek tirannieker tiranniekste
plural tirannieke tiranniekere tiranniekste
definite tirannieke tiranniekere tiranniekste
partitive tirannieks tiranniekers

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