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Polish
Etymology 1
Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin tyrannia, from Ancient Greek τυραννία (turannía). Doublet of tyran and tyranozaur.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɘˈraɲ.ja/
- Rhymes: -aɲja
- Syllabification: ty‧ran‧ia
Noun
tyrania f
- (politics) tyranny (government in which a single ruler has absolute power)
- Synonyms: despotyzm, satrapia
- (politics) tyranny (state in which power is exercised in an unrestricted and violent manner by an individual or small group of people)
- tyranny (extreme severity or rigour)
- tyranny (negative and overwhelming effect of something on someone or something)
- tyrania czasu ― tyranny of time
- (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
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɘˈra.ɲa/
- Rhymes: -aɲa
- Syllabification: ty‧ra‧nia
Noun
tyrania n
- genitive singular of tyranie
Further reading
- tyrania in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- tyrania in Polish dictionaries at PWN