tiran

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See also: тиран and Tiran

Asturian

Verb

(deprecated template usage) tiran

  1. third-person plural present subjunctive of tirar

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)

  1. (historical) tyrant, absolute ruler of an Ancient polis
  2. (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
  3. (figuratively) forceful oppressor, in any context

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Kavalan

Noun

tiran

  1. bedbug

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)

  1. tyrant

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Spanish

Verb

tiran

  1. Third-person plural (ellos, ellas, also used with ustedes?) present indicative form of tirar.
  2. (used formally in Spain) Second-person plural present indicative form of tirar.