tiran
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tiran
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Etymology[edit]
From Latin tyrannus (“monarch, ruler; tyrant”), itself from Ancient Greek τύραννος (túrannos, “tyrant”). The sense "tyrant flycatcher" corresponds to the taxonomic family name, translingual Tyrannidae; more at tyrant flycatcher.
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Noun[edit]
tiran m (plural tirannen, diminutive tirannetje n)
- (historical) tyrant, absolute ruler of an Ancient polis
- Synonym: tyrannos
- (common usage) tyrant, despotic ruler
- Synonyms: despoot, dwingeland
- Tirannen van Caligula tot Ceaucescu hebben grillen, wreedheid en grootheidswaan gemeen
- Tyrants from Caligula to Ceaucescu have whims, cruelty and megalomania in common
- (figuratively) any oppressive, bossy or dictatorial person
- Synonym: dwingeland
- A tyrant flycatcher, any bird of the family Tyrannidae
- Hyponym: koningstiran
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Galician[edit]
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tiran
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tiran
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek τύραννος (túrannos, “tyrant”), through French tyran or Russian тира́н (tirán).
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tiran m (plural tirani, feminine equivalent tirană)
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Declension of tiran
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Spanish[edit]
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tiran
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