Tycho
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English[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Tycho
- Tycho Brahe, a 16th-century Danish astronomer
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek Τύχων (Túkhōn), akin to τύχον (túkhon, “lucky”), from τύχη (túkhē) and τυγχάνω (tunkhánō), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewgʰ-.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈty.kʰoː/, [ˈt̪ʏkʰoː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈti.ko/, [ˈt̪iːko]
Proper noun[edit]
Tychō m sg (genitive Tychōnis); third declension
- a male given name, originally an epithet of Hermes but best known as a Latin substitute for Danish Thyge
Declension[edit]
Third-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Tychō |
| Genitive | Tychōnis |
| Dative | Tychōnī |
| Accusative | Tychōnem |
| Ablative | Tychōne |
| Vocative | Tychō |
Descendants[edit]
- Italian: Ticone
- Spanish: Tico
- → English: Tycho, Tychon
- → German: Tycho
- → Dutch: Tycho
- → Polish: Tychon
- → Swedish: Tyko
- → Finnish: Tyko
See also[edit]
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