tirà

See also: tira, tirá, tirâ, tīra, and tīrā

Catalan

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /tiˈɾa/
Rhymes: -a

Noun

tirà m (plural tirans, feminine tirana)

tyrant

tirà m (plural tirans)

suboscine (passerine bird of the suborder Tyranni)

Derived terms

tiranejar
tiranet
tirania
tiranitzar

Related terms

tirànic
tiranicida
tiranicidi

Verb

tirà

third-person singular preterite indicative form of tirar

Further reading

“tirà” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Lombard

Etymology

Akin to Italian tirare, possibly of West Germanic origin. Compare English to tear.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tiˈra/ (Milanese)

Verb

tirà

to pull

Further reading

The Lombard edition of Wiktionary

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