tyran

== English == === Noun === tyran (plural tyrans) Obsolete form of tyrant. === Verb === tyran (third-person singular simple present tyrans, present participle tyranning, simple past and past participle tyranned) (obsolete, transitive) To act tyrannically towards. === References === “tyran”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === ATryn, Taryn, ranty, tryna == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈtɪran] === Noun === tyran m anim tyrant (a leader in many Ancient Greek city states) tyrant (an unjust and cruel leader) ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== See also ==== krutovládce despota diktátor utiskovatel utlačovatel === Further reading === “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), 2008–2026 == Danish == === Etymology === Via Latin tyrannus from Ancient Greek τύραννος (túrannos). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [tˢyˈʁɑnˀ], [tˢyˈʁɑn], [tˢyˈʁɑˀn] === Noun === tyran c (singular definite tyrannen, plural indefinite tyranner) (historical) tyrant (a leader in many Ancient Greek city states) tyrant (an unjust and cruel leader) ==== Declension ==== == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French tyran, borrowed from Latin tyrannus, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek τύραννος (túrannos). Replaced Old French tirant. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ti.ʁɑ̃/ Homophones: tirant, tirants, tyrans === Noun === tyran m (plural tyrans, feminine tyranne or tyrane) tyrant bully ==== Related terms ==== tyrannie tyrannique tyranniser ==== Descendants ==== → Turkish: tiran === Further reading === “tyran”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Middle English == === Noun === tyran alternative form of tyraunt == Middle French == === Noun === tyran m (plural tyrans) tyrant == Norman == === Etymology === From Old French tirant, from Latin tyrannus (“ruler, monarch; tyrant, despot”), from Ancient Greek τύραννος (túrannos, “lord, master, sovereign, tyrant”). === Noun === tyran m (plural tyrans) (Jersey) tyrant == Polish == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin tyrannus, from Ancient Greek τύραννος (túrannos). Doublet of tyrania and tyranozaur. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɘ.ran/ Rhymes: -ɘran Syllabification: ty‧ran === Noun === tyran m pers (female equivalent tyranka, diminutive tyranek) tyrant (oppressive and harsh person) Synonyms: autokrata, despota, dzierżymorda, satrapa (politics) tyrant (harsh and cruel ruler) (Ancient Greece, historical, politics) tyrant (usurper; one who gains power and rules extralegally, distinguished from kings elevated by election or succession) ==== Declension ==== === Noun === tyran m animal tyrant flycatcher ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === tyran in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN tyran in Polish dictionaries at PWN