tiran
Asturian
Verb
(deprecated template usage) tiran
Dutch
Etymology
From Latin tyrannus (“monarch, ruler; tyrant”), itself from Ancient Greek τύραννος (túrannos, “tyrant”)
Pronunciation
(NL): (file)
Noun
tiran m (plural tirannen, diminutive tirannetje n)
- (historical) tyrant, absolute ruler of an Ancient polis
- (commonly) tyrant, despotic ruler
- Tirannen van Caligula tot Ceaucescu hebben grillen, wreedheid en grootheidswaan gemeen
- Tyrants from Caligula to Ceaucescu have whims, cruelty and megalomania in common
- Tirannen van Caligula tot Ceaucescu hebben grillen, wreedheid en grootheidswaan gemeen
- (figuratively) forceful oppressor, in any context
Synonyms
- despoot m
- dwingeland m
Derived terms
Anagrams
Kavalan
Noun
tiran
Romanian
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek τύραννος (túrannos, “tyrant”), through (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French tyran or (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Russian тира́н (tirán).
Pronunciation
Noun
tiran m (plural tirani, feminine equivalent tirană)
Declension
Declension of tiran
Derived terms
Spanish
Verb
tiran
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