tiran

tiran

1. third-person plural present subjunctive of tirar

From Latin tyrannus (“monarch, ruler; tyrant”), itself from Ancient Greek τύραννος (túrannos, “tyrant”)

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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

• despoot m
• dwingeland m

• tirannie
• tiranniek
• tiranniseren

• train

tiran

1. bedbug

From Ancient Greek τύραννος (túrannos, “tyrant”), through French tyran or Russian тира́н (tirán).

• IPA^(key): [tiˈran]

tiran m (plural tirani, feminine equivalent tirană)

1. tyrant

• tiranic
• tiranicesc
• tiranicid
• tiranie
• tiraniza
• tirănesc

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.