tirano

See also: Tirano

Esperanto

Etymology

From Latin tyrannus, from Ancient Greek τύραννος (túrannos, “absolute ruler”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tiˈrano/

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• Audio 2:

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• Rhymes: -ano
• Syllabification: ti‧ra‧no

Noun

tirano (accusative singular tiranon, plural tiranoj, accusative plural tiranojn)

1. tyrant
   • 2012, Plato, translated by Donald Broadribb, La Respubliko (Traduko al Esperanto) [The Republic (Translation into Esperanto)], 2nd corrected edition (paperback), New York: Mondial, →ISBN, page 19:

     Efektive, paco kaj liberiĝo el tiaj aferoj venas dum maljuneco. Kiam la deziroj ĉesas urĝi kaj malstreĉiĝas, estas ĝuste kiel diris Sofoklo: Oni liberiĝas disde multaj frenezaj tiranoj.

     Effectively, peace and freedom come from those things during old age. When the desires cease urging and become relaxed, it is exactly like Sophocles said: One is freed from many crazy tyrants.

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈti.ra.no/
• Rhymes: -irano
• Hyphenation: tì‧ra‧no

Verb

tirano

1. third-person plural present indicative of tirare

   Alternative form: (apocopic) tiran

Anagrams

• Taroni, onrati, oranti, ornati, ratino, ratinò, rinato, ritano, tarino, tornai, traino, trainò

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• tyranno (pre-standardization spelling)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese tirano, borrowed from Latin tyrannus, borrowed from Ancient Greek τύραννος (túrannos, “absolute ruler”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiˈɾɐ̃.nu/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tiˈɾɐ.nu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tiˈɾɐ.nu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /tiˈɾa.nu/

• Hyphenation: ti‧ra‧no

Noun

tirano m (plural tiranos, feminine tirana, feminine plural tiranas)

1. tyrant

Derived terms

• tirânico

Related terms

• tirania
• tiranizar

Further reading

• “tirano”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “tirano”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “tirano”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “tirano”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tyrannus, from Ancient Greek τύραννος (túrannos, “absolute ruler”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tiˈɾano/ [t̪iˈɾa.no]

• Audio (Colombia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ano
• Syllabification: ti‧ra‧no

Adjective

tirano (feminine tirana, masculine plural tiranos, feminine plural tiranas)

1. like a tyrant; tyrannous; tyrannical

Noun

tirano m (plural tiranos, feminine tirana, feminine plural tiranas)

1. tyrant

Derived terms

• tirano melancólico

Related terms

• tiranía
• tiránico
• tiranizar

Further reading

• “tirano”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025