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tyran

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See also: tyrän

English

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Noun

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tyran (plural tyrans)

  1. Obsolete form of tyrant.

Verb

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tyran (third-person singular simple present tyrans, present participle tyranning, simple past and past participle tyranned)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To act tyrannically towards.

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Czech

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Noun

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tyran m anim

  1. tyrant (a leader in many Ancient Greek city states)
  2. tyrant (an unjust and cruel leader)

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Further reading

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  • tyran”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • tyran”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • tyran”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Danish

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Etymology

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Via Latin tyrannus from Ancient Greek τύραννος (túrannos).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [tˢyˈʁɑnˀ], [tˢyˈʁɑn], [tˢyˈʁɑˀn]

Noun

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tyran c (singular definite tyrannen, plural indefinite tyranner)

  1. (historical) tyrant (a leader in many Ancient Greek city states)
  2. tyrant (an unjust and cruel leader)

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle French tyran, borrowed from Latin tyrannus, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek τύραννος (túrannos). Replaced Old French tirant.

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Noun

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tyran m (plural tyrans, feminine tyranne)

  1. tyrant
  2. bully
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Middle English

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Noun

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tyran

  1. Alternative form of tyraunt

Middle French

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Noun

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tyran m (plural tyrans)

  1. tyrant

Norman

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Etymology

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From Old French tirant, from Latin tyrannus (ruler, monarch; tyrant, despot), from Ancient Greek τύραννος (túrannos, lord, master, sovereign, tyrant).

Noun

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tyran m (plural tyrans)

  1. (Jersey) tyrant

Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin tyrannus, from Ancient Greek τύραννος (túrannos). Doublet of tyrania and tyranozaur.

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Noun

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tyran m pers (female equivalent tyranka, diminutive tyranek)

  1. tyrant (oppressive and harsh person)
    Synonyms: autokrata, despota, dzierżymorda, satrapa
  2. (politics) tyrant (harsh and cruel ruler)
  3. (Ancient Greece, historical, politics) tyrant (usurper; one who gains power and rules extralegally, distinguished from kings elevated by election or succession)

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tyran m animal

  1. tyrant flycatcher

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Derived terms

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adverb
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Further reading

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