tyran
English edit
Noun edit
tyran (plural tyrans)
- Obsolete form of tyrant.
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- Lordly love is such a tyranne fell.
Verb edit
tyran (third-person singular simple present tyrans, present participle tyranning, simple past and past participle tyranned)
- (obsolete, transitive) To act tyrannically towards.
References edit
- “tyran”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams edit
Czech edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
tyran m anim
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Further reading edit
Danish edit
Etymology edit
Via Latin tyrannus from Ancient Greek τύραννος (túrannos).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
tyran c (singular definite tyrannen, plural indefinite tyranner)
- (historical) tyrant (a leader in many Ancient Greek city states)
- tyrant (an unjust and cruel leader)
Declension edit
| common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | tyran | tyrannen | tyranner | tyrannerne |
| genitive | tyrans | tyrannens | tyranners | tyrannernes |
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Middle French tyran, borrowed from Latin tyrannus, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek τύραννος (túrannos). Replaced Old French tirant.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
tyran m (plural tyrans, feminine tyranne)
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “tyran”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle English edit
Noun edit
tyran
- Alternative form of tyraunt
Middle French edit
Noun edit
tyran m (plural tyrans)
Norman edit
Etymology edit
From Old French tirant, from Latin tyrannus (“ruler, monarch; tyrant, despot”), from Ancient Greek τύραννος (túrannos, “lord, master, sovereign, tyrant”).
Noun edit
tyran m (plural tyrans)
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin tyrannus, from Ancient Greek τύραννος (túrannos). Doublet of tyrania and tyranozaur.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
tyran m pers (female equivalent tyranka, diminutive tyranek)
- tyrant (oppressive and harsh person)
- Synonyms: autokrata, despota, dzierżymorda, satrapa
- (politics) tyrant (harsh and cruel ruler)
- (Ancient Greece, historical, politics) tyrant (usurper; one who gains power and rules extralegally, distinguished from kings elevated by election or succession)
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tyran m animal
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Derived terms edit
- styranizować pf
- tyranizować impf