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tyran

See also: tyrän

English

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Noun

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tyran (plural tyrans)

  1. Obsolete form of tyrant.

Verb

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tyran (third-person singular simple present tyrans, present participle tyranning, simple past and past participle tyranned)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To act tyrannically towards.

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Czech

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Noun

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tyran m anim

  1. tyrant (a leader in many Ancient Greek city states)
  2. tyrant (an unjust and cruel leader)

Declension

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Declension of tyran (hard masculine animate)
singular plural
nominative tyran tyrani
genitive tyrana tyranů
dative tyranovi, tyranu tyranům
accusative tyrana tyrany
vocative tyrane tyrani
locative tyranovi, tyranu tyranech
instrumental tyranem tyrany
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Further reading

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  • “tyran”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935-1957
  • “tyran”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • “tyran”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Danish

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Etymology

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Via Latin tyrannus from Ancient Greek τύραννος (túrannos).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [tˢyˈʁɑnˀ], [tˢyˈʁɑn], [tˢyˈʁɑˀn]

Noun

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tyran c (singular definite tyrannen, plural indefinite tyranner)

  1. (historical) tyrant (a leader in many Ancient Greek city states)
  2. tyrant (an unjust and cruel leader)

Declension

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Declension of tyran
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative tyran tyrannen tyranner tyrannerne
genitive tyrans tyrannens tyranners tyrannernes

French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle French tyran, borrowed from Latin tyrannus, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek τύραννος (túrannos). Replaced Old French tirant.

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Noun

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tyran m (plural tyrans, feminine tyranne)

  1. tyrant
  2. bully
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Middle English

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Noun

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tyran

  1. Alternative form of tyraunt

Middle French

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Noun

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tyran m (plural tyrans)

  1. tyrant

Norman

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Etymology

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From Old French tirant, from Latin tyrannus (“ruler, monarch; tyrant, despot”), from Ancient Greek τύραννος (túrannos, “lord, master, sovereign, tyrant”).

Noun

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tyran m (plural tyrans)

  1. (Jersey) tyrant

Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin tyrannus, from Ancient Greek τύραννος (túrannos). Doublet of tyrania and tyranozaur.

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Noun

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tyran m pers (female equivalent tyranka, diminutive tyranek)

  1. tyrant (oppressive and harsh person)
    Synonyms: autokrata, despota, dzierżymorda, satrapa
  2. (politics) tyrant (harsh and cruel ruler)
  3. (Ancient Greece, historical, politics) tyrant (usurper; one who gains power and rules extralegally, distinguished from kings elevated by election or succession)

Declension

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Declension of tyran
singular plural
nominative tyran tyrani/tyrany (deprecative)
genitive tyrana tyranów
dative tyranowi tyranom
accusative tyrana tyranów
instrumental tyranem tyranami
locative tyranie tyranach
vocative tyranie tyrani

Noun

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tyran m animal

  1. tyrant flycatcher

Declension

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Declension of tyran
singular plural
nominative tyran tyrany
genitive tyrana tyranów
dative tyranowi tyranom
accusative tyrana tyrany
instrumental tyranem tyranami
locative tyranie tyranach
vocative tyranie tyrany

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adjectives
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verbs
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adverb
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Further reading

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  • tyran in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • tyran in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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