tyrania

See also: tyranią

Polish

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin tyrannia, from Ancient Greek τυραννία (turannía). Doublet of tyran and tyranozaur.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɘˈraɲ.ja/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɲja
  • Syllabification: ty‧ran‧ia

Noun

tyrania f

  1. (politics) tyranny (government in which a single ruler has absolute power)
    Synonyms: despotyzm, satrapia
  2. (politics) tyranny (state in which power is exercised in an unrestricted and violent manner by an individual or small group of people)
  3. tyranny (extreme severity or rigour)
  4. tyranny (negative and overwhelming effect of something on someone or something)
    tyrania czasu ― tyranny of time
  5. (Ancient Greece, historical, politics) tyranny (form of government resulting from the overthrow of the existing political order and the seizure of power by a tyrant)
Declension
Declension of tyrania
singular plural
nominative tyrania tyranie
genitive tyranii tyranii/tyranij (archaic)
dative tyranii tyraniom
accusative tyranię tyranie
instrumental tyranią tyraniami
locative tyranii tyraniach
vocative tyranio tyranie
adjectives
  • tyraniczny
  • tyrański
adverb
  • tyrańsko
nouns
verbs
  • styranizować pf
  • tyranizować impf

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɘˈra.ɲa/
  • Rhymes: -aɲa
  • Syllabification: ty‧ra‧nia

Noun

tyrania n

  1. genitive singular of tyranie

Further reading

  • tyrania in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • tyrania in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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