tirano
See also: Tirano
Esperanto
Etymology
From Latin tyrannus, from Ancient Greek τύραννος (túrannos, “absolute ruler”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [tiˈrano]
- Audio:
(file) - Rhymes: -ano
- Hyphenation: ti‧ra‧no
Italian
Portuguese
Etymology
Via Old Portuguese tirano, borrowed from Latin tyrannus, from Ancient Greek τύραννος (túrannos, “absolute ruler”).
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin tyrannus, from Ancient Greek τύραννος (túrannos, “absolute ruler”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tiˈɾano/ [t̪iˈɾa.no]
Audio (Colombia) (file) - Rhymes: -ano
- Syllabification: ti‧ra‧no
Adjective
tirano (feminine tirana, masculine plural tiranos, feminine plural tiranas)
- like a tyrant; tyrannous; tyrannical
Further reading
- “tirano”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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