tyrania

See also: tyranią

Polish

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin tyrannia, from Ancient Greek τυραννία (turannía). Doublet of tyran and tyranozaur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɘˈraɲ.ja/

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• Rhymes: -aɲja
• Syllabification: ty‧ran‧ia

Noun

tyrania f

1. (politics) tyranny (government in which a single ruler has absolute power)

   Synonyms: despotyzm, satrapia

2. (politics) tyranny (state in which power is exercised in an unrestricted and violent manner by an individual or small group of people)
3. tyranny (extreme severity or rigour)
4. tyranny (negative and overwhelming effect of something on someone or something)

   tyrania czasu ― tyranny of time

5. (Ancient Greece, historical, politics) tyranny (form of government resulting from the overthrow of the existing political order and the seizure of power by a tyrant)

Declension

Declension of tyrania

	singular	plural
nominative	tyrania	tyranie
genitive	tyranii	tyranii/tyranij (archaic)
dative	tyranii	tyraniom
accusative	tyranię	tyranie
instrumental	tyranią	tyraniami
locative	tyranii	tyraniach
vocative	tyranio	tyranie

Related terms

adjectives

• tyraniczny
• tyrański

 

adverb

• tyrańsko

 

nouns

• tyran
• tyranek
• tyranka
• tyraństwo

 

verbs

• styranizować pf
• tyranizować impf

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɘˈraɲa/
• Rhymes: -aɲa
• Syllabification: ty‧ra‧nia

Noun

tyrania n

1. genitive singular of tyranie

Further reading

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