тыран

Belarusian

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Belarusian тыранъ (tyran), from Latin tyrannus, from Ancient Greek τῠ́ρᾰννος (tŭ́rănnos).^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [tɨˈran]
Rhymes: -an
Hyphenation: ты‧ран

Noun

тыра́н • (tyrán) m pers (genitive тыра́на, nominative plural тыра́ны, genitive plural тыра́наў, female equivalent тыра́нка, relational adjective тырані́чны or тыра́нскі)

(historical, Ancient Greece) tyrant (a sole ruler in Ancient Greece, Rome, and the city-republics of Italy who seized power by force)
tyrant (a ruler whose power is based on despotism and violence)
oppressor (one who oppresses)
Synonym: прыгнята́льнік (pryhnjatálʹnik)
(figuratively) tyrant (a cruel, despotic person who torments others and causes them suffering)

Declension

Declension of тыра́н (pr hard masc-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	тыра́н tyrán	тыра́ны tyrány
genitive	тыра́на tyrána	тыра́наў tyránaw
dative	тыра́ну tyránu	тыра́нам tyránam
accusative	тыра́на tyrána	тыра́наў tyránaw
instrumental	тыра́нам tyránam	тыра́намі tyránami
locative	тыра́не tyránje	тыра́нах tyránax
count form	—	тыра́ны¹ tyrány¹

¹Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.

Derived terms

nouns

тыра́нства n inan (tyránstva)

verbs

тыра́ніць impf (tyránicʹ)

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