tyran

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See also: tyrän

English

Noun

tyran (plural tyrans)

  1. Obsolete form of tyrant.

Verb

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

Pronunciation

Noun

tyran m anim

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

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See also

Further reading

  • tyran in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • tyran in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • tyran in Internetová jazyková příručka

Danish

Etymology

Via Latin tyrannus from Ancient Greek τύραννος (túrannos).

Pronunciation

Noun

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

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

tyran m (plural tyrans, feminine tyranne)

  1. tyrant
  2. bully

Further reading

Middle English

Noun

tyran

  1. Alternative form of tyraunt

Middle French

Noun

tyran m (plural tyrans)

  1. tyrant

Norman

Etymology

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

Noun

tyran m (plural tyrans)

  1. (Jersey) tyrant

Polish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

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

Noun

tyran m animal

  1. tyrant flycatcher

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Further reading

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