tiara

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See also: Tiara, tiåra, and tiärä

English[edit]

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The Duchess of Angoulême's emerald-and-diamond tiara, made in 1820 and currently in the Louvre
The papal tiara of Pope Pius XI

Etymology[edit]

Via Italian, via Latin from Ancient Greek τιάρα (tiára), of unknown ultimate origin.

Pronunciation[edit]

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Noun[edit]

tiara (plural tiaras)

  1. The three-tiered papal crown.
  2. An ornamental coronet.
    • 1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XVII, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume I, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 200:
      I had scarcely taken my accustomed low seat at her side, when, opening a casket which stood on the table near her, she took out a diamond tiara, and, placing it in my hair, pointed to the glass. 'Ah, my child!' she exclaimed, 'you well become your future crown!' and, without waiting for my reply, she informed me that my father's negotiations for my marriage had been completely successful, and that the King of Poland had demanded my hand.

Derived terms[edit]

Translations[edit]

Verb[edit]

tiara (third-person singular simple present tiaras, present participle tiaraing, simple past and past participle tiaraed)

  1. (rare, transitive) To adorn as a tiara.
    Brilliants tiaraed her head.
    • 1861, [Benjamin Franklin Burnham], The Martyr-Crisis: A Poem, Chicago, Ill.: D. B. Cooke & Co., stanza XLVI, page 40:
      Deem not alone the high insignia set / Where crimsoned cross or smouldering stake doth rise; / Hath e’er Humanity’s arch coronet / Tiaraed the bright beings of the skies?
    • 1904, The Watchman, page 10:
      Like a prophet we beheld it, / With the summit crowned with snow, / All transfigured with the glory / That tiaraed its clear brow, / While it called the earth to heed the morning breaking […]
    • 1922, Gilbert Frankau, “Mustard-Pot-Duellist”, in The Strand Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly, volume LXIV, London: George Newnews, Ltd., […], section II, page 574:
      A parure of brilliants tiaraed her dark head.
    • 1950 September 22, Ronald Hurwit, “This Life Below”, in Daily Bruin, volume XXXVIII, number 6, University of California at Los Angeles, page 2:
      Averting his eyes he glanced hastily at his cards; a jeweled tracery of sweat tiaraed his forhead.[sic]
    • 1970 January 21, Elaine Locke, “To A Lost Pet”, in Animals, volume 103, number 4, published April 1970, page 7:
      Though sunlight still danced on the head of day, / And scarlet and gold tiaraed her hair— / A sudden veil fell eclipsing all gray, / Loss of my Truest Friend ruptured the air!
    • 1974, Norman Spinrad, “Riding the Torch”, in Robert Silverberg, editor, Threads of Time: Three Original Novellas of Science Fiction, Nashville, Tenn., Camden, N.J., New York, N.Y.: Thomas Nelson Inc., page 155:
      As Excelsior was near the center of the Trek, the great concourse of ships tiaraed the salon’s horizon line, a triumphant jeweled city of coruscating light.
    • 1976, Dodge Temple Fielding, Fielding’s Selected Favorites: Hotels & Inns, Europe 1976, New York, N.Y.: Fielding Publications, →ISBN, page 245:
      Wood-and-marble lobby tiara-ed by a mezzanine lounge; […]
    • 2002, Susan Hahn, “Head”, in Mother in Summer, Evanston, Ill.: TriQuarterly Books, →ISBN, page 44:
      Open fans, ovals, pyramids, spread wings, horseshoes, scallops, semi or full circles—rhapsodies of trim to tiara the brain.
    • 2017, Daniel A. Hoyt, This Book Is Not For You, Dzanc Books, →ISBN, page 94:
      “Put on the headphones,” she said. They were the ancient kind, with decomposing foam pads and a metal band that tiara[-]ed your head.
  2. (very rare, transitive) To adorn with a tiara.
    He tiaraed her head.
    • 1833 August, “Anna Erizzo. A Tale of Venice.”, in The Knickerbocker: or, New-York Monthly Magazine, volume II, number 2, New York, N.Y.: Peabody & Co. […], stanza III, page 82:
      Old Dandolo! and where are they who learned / To feel the fire with which thy bosom burned, / The sons, who caught from thee the spark divine, / And made their country worthy to be thine; / Laid conquered regions at her feet, and all / Tiaraed her with nations; that her pall / Was one vast universe of gorgeous things; / Her very vassals, arbiters of kings.
    • 1954 September 10, Kurt Gruenwald, “Around The Town”, in The Coast Star, volume LXX, number 30, Manasquan, N.J., page two:
      Comely Betty Clayton, the eighth Miss Lifeguard and the current Miss Manasquan (she was the queen of the Hook and Ladder Ball) tiara-ed her successor, who seems to be following in the former queen’s footsteps.
    • 1980 April 12, Julie Blakely, Lou Ann Ruark, “News of People and Places”, in Tulsa World, 75th year, number 209, Tulsa, Okla., section B, page 3, column 1:
      Gentleman-about-town Bruce Gerald Webster, who has jeweled and tiaraed many a Tulsa woman, Friday was officially “crowned” by members of the Junior Opera Guild.
    • 1983, Robert Coogan, Babylon on the Rhone: A Translation of Letters by Dante, Petrarch, and Catherine of Siena on the Avignon Papacy, Studia Humanitatis, →ISBN, page 74:
      I see how this Semiramis, imitating a man, has tiaraed her head and cleverly captivates the eyes of those standing about; […]

Anagrams[edit]

Dalmatian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin terra.

Noun[edit]

tiara f

  1. Alternative form of tara (“earth, ground”).

Finnish[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Italian tiara.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈtiɑrɑ/, [ˈt̪iɑ̝rɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -iɑrɑ
  • Syllabification(key): ti‧a‧ra

Noun[edit]

tiara

  1. tiara (papal crown or ornamental coronet)

Declension[edit]

Inflection of tiara (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative tiara tiarat
genitive tiaran tiarojen
partitive tiaraa tiaroja
illative tiaraan tiaroihin
singular plural
nominative tiara tiarat
accusative nom. tiara tiarat
gen. tiaran
genitive tiaran tiarojen
tiarainrare
partitive tiaraa tiaroja
inessive tiarassa tiaroissa
elative tiarasta tiaroista
illative tiaraan tiaroihin
adessive tiaralla tiaroilla
ablative tiaralta tiaroilta
allative tiaralle tiaroille
essive tiarana tiaroina
translative tiaraksi tiaroiksi
abessive tiaratta tiaroitta
instructive — tiaroin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of tiara (type kala)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative tiarani tiarani
accusative nom. tiarani tiarani
gen. tiarani
genitive tiarani tiarojeni
tiarainirare
partitive tiaraani tiarojani
inessive tiarassani tiaroissani
elative tiarastani tiaroistani
illative tiaraani tiaroihini
adessive tiarallani tiaroillani
ablative tiaraltani tiaroiltani
allative tiaralleni tiaroilleni
essive tiaranani tiaroinani
translative tiarakseni tiaroikseni
abessive tiarattani tiaroittani
instructive — —
comitative — tiaroineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative tiarasi tiarasi
accusative nom. tiarasi tiarasi
gen. tiarasi
genitive tiarasi tiarojesi
tiaraisirare
partitive tiaraasi tiarojasi
inessive tiarassasi tiaroissasi
elative tiarastasi tiaroistasi
illative tiaraasi tiaroihisi
adessive tiarallasi tiaroillasi
ablative tiaraltasi tiaroiltasi
allative tiarallesi tiaroillesi
essive tiaranasi tiaroinasi
translative tiaraksesi tiaroiksesi
abessive tiarattasi tiaroittasi
instructive — —
comitative — tiaroinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative tiaramme tiaramme
accusative nom. tiaramme tiaramme
gen. tiaramme
genitive tiaramme tiarojemme
tiaraimmerare
partitive tiaraamme tiarojamme
inessive tiarassamme tiaroissamme
elative tiarastamme tiaroistamme
illative tiaraamme tiaroihimme
adessive tiarallamme tiaroillamme
ablative tiaraltamme tiaroiltamme
allative tiarallemme tiaroillemme
essive tiaranamme tiaroinamme
translative tiaraksemme tiaroiksemme
abessive tiarattamme tiaroittamme
instructive — —
comitative — tiaroinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative tiaranne tiaranne
accusative nom. tiaranne tiaranne
gen. tiaranne
genitive tiaranne tiarojenne
tiarainnerare
partitive tiaraanne tiarojanne
inessive tiarassanne tiaroissanne
elative tiarastanne tiaroistanne
illative tiaraanne tiaroihinne
adessive tiarallanne tiaroillanne
ablative tiaraltanne tiaroiltanne
allative tiarallenne tiaroillenne
essive tiarananne tiaroinanne
translative tiaraksenne tiaroiksenne
abessive tiarattanne tiaroittanne
instructive — —
comitative — tiaroinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative tiaransa tiaransa
accusative nom. tiaransa tiaransa
gen. tiaransa
genitive tiaransa tiarojensa
tiarainsarare
partitive tiaraansa tiarojaan
tiarojansa
inessive tiarassaan
tiarassansa 		tiaroissaan
tiaroissansa
elative tiarastaan
tiarastansa 		tiaroistaan
tiaroistansa
illative tiaraansa tiaroihinsa
adessive tiarallaan
tiarallansa 		tiaroillaan
tiaroillansa
ablative tiaraltaan
tiaraltansa 		tiaroiltaan
tiaroiltansa
allative tiaralleen
tiarallensa 		tiaroilleen
tiaroillensa
essive tiaranaan
tiaranansa 		tiaroinaan
tiaroinansa
translative tiarakseen
tiaraksensa 		tiaroikseen
tiaroiksensa
abessive tiarattaan
tiarattansa 		tiaroittaan
tiaroittansa
instructive — —
comitative — tiaroineen
tiaroinensa

Further reading[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin tiāra from Ancient Greek (Ionic) τιήρης (tiḗrēs).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

tiara f (plural tiare)

  1. tiara (papal crown)

Further reading[edit]

  • tiara in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
  • tiara in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
  • tiara in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
  • tiara in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
  • tiàra in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • tiara in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
  • tiara in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams[edit]

Japanese[edit]

Romanization[edit]

tiara

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ティアラ

Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek (Ionic) τιάρα (tiára).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

tiāra f (genitive tiārae); first declension

  1. turban
  2. Any of several oriental headresses

Declension[edit]

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative tiāra tiārae
Genitive tiārae tiārārum
Dative tiārae tiārīs
Accusative tiāram tiārās
Ablative tiārā tiārīs
Vocative tiāra tiārae

References[edit]

  • “tiara”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • tiara in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • tiara in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  • “tiara”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia‎[1]
  • “tiara”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • tiara in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
  • “tiara”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Anagrams[edit]

Maori[edit]

Noun[edit]

tiara

  1. vagabond

Polish[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin tiāra, from Ancient Greek τιάρα (tiára).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈtja.ra/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ara
  • Syllabification: tia‧ra

Noun[edit]

tiara f

  1. (countable) tiara (ornamental coronet)
  2. (countable, Roman Catholicism) tiara (papal crown)
  3. (metonymically, Roman Catholicism, uncountable) papacy (office of the pope)
    Synonyms: papiestwo, tron Piotrowy

Declension[edit]

Declension of tiara
singular plural
nominative tiara tiary
genitive tiary tiar
dative tiarze tiarom
accusative tiarę tiary
instrumental tiarą tiarami
locative tiarze tiarach
vocative tiaro tiary

Further reading[edit]

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

Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin tiāra, from Ancient Greek τιάρα (tiára).

Pronunciation[edit]

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /t͡ʃiˈa.ɾɐ/ [t͡ʃɪˈa.ɾɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈt͡ʃja.ɾɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /t͡ʃiˈa.ɾa/ [t͡ʃɪˈa.ɾa], (faster pronunciation) /ˈt͡ʃja.ɾa/

  • Rhymes: -aɾɐ
  • Hyphenation: ti‧a‧ra

Noun[edit]

tiara f (plural tiaras)

  1. tiara (papal crown)
  2. tiara (ornamental coronet)
  3. headband (curved, flexible accessory for holding one’s hair back)
    Synonyms: bandelete, bandolete

Further reading[edit]

Romansch[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin terra.

Noun[edit]

tiara f (plural tiaras)

  1. (Sursilvan) land, soil
  2. (Sursilvan) country, land
  3. (capitalized, proper noun, Sursilvan) the planet Earth

Spanish[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin tiāra, from Ancient Greek τιάρα (tiára).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈtjaɾa/ [ˈt̪ja.ɾa]
  • Rhymes: -aɾa
  • Syllabification: tia‧ra

Noun[edit]

tiara f (plural tiaras)

  1. tiara (all senses)
    Synonyms: diadema, tiara papal
  2. (historical) a turban, especially that worn by ancient Persian kings

Further reading[edit]

Swahili[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from Arabic طَيَّارَة‎ (ṭayyāra).

Noun[edit]

tiara (n class, plural tiara)

  1. kite (lightweight toy carried on the wind and tethered and controlled from the ground by one or more lines)

Etymology 2[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun[edit]

tiara (n class, plural tiara)

  1. crown
    Synonym: taji

Swedish[edit]

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Noun[edit]

tiara c

  1. a tiara (papal crown or ornamental coronet)

Declension[edit]

Declension of tiara 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative tiara tiaran tiaror tiarorna
Genitive tiaras tiarans tiarors tiarornas

References[edit]

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