noun · femininethird declension
tyrannis
tyrannis f (genitive tyrannidis)
Classical[tyˈran.nɪs]Ecclesiastical[tiˈran.nis]
Meaning
- femininetyranny; arbitrary or despotic rule
Genus humanum solum imperante Monarcha, sui, et non alterius gratia, est: tunc enim solum Politiae diriguntur obliquae, democratiae scilicet, oligarchiae atque tyrannides, quae in servitute cogunt genus humanum.
Only when the monarch rules, mankind exists for his own sake, and not of others: for only then are the twisted governments rightened, namely democracies, oligarchies and tyrannies, which force mankind into slavery.1313, Dante Alighieri, “Liber I [Book 1]”, in De monarchia [About monarchy]: - broadlyfemininethe region ruled by a tyrant
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | tyrannis | tyrannidēs |
| genitive | tyrannidis | tyrannidum |
| dative | tyrannidī | tyrannidibus |
| accusative | tyrannidem tyrannida | tyrannidēs |
| ablative | tyrannide | tyrannidibus |
| vocative | tyrannis | tyrannidēs |
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- tyrannidem concupiscere
- to aspire to a despotism.
- tyrannidem sibi parere aliqua re
- to establish oneself as despot, tyrant by some means.
- imperium, regnum, tyrannidem occupare
- to take upon oneself absolute power.
tўrannis, ĭdis (acc. tyrannida, Cic. Att. 14, 14, 2), f., = τυραννίς.
I. The sway of a tyrant, arbitrary or despotic rule, tyranny:
o di boni! vivit tyrannis, tyrannus occidit, Cic. Att. 14, 9, 2; cf.: sublato tyranno tyrannida manere video, id. ib. 14, 14, 2: tyrannidem occupare, id. Off. 2, 23, 90; so Quint. 5, 11, 8: affectare, id. 7, 2, 54; 9, 2, 81: delere, Cic. Tusc. 2, 22, 52: destruere, Quint. 1, 10, 48; Just. 16, 4, 6; 21, 5, 11; Val. Max. 2, 10, ext. 1; 8, 9, ext. 2: (Pythagoras) odio tyrannidis exsul Sponte erat, Ov. M. 15, 61: tyrannis saeva crudaque Neronis, Juv. 8, 223.—B. Transf., the region ruled by a tyrant:
quinque et viginti talenta tyrannidem tuam exhaurirent? Liv. 28, 14.— II. A female tyrant, Treb. XXX. Tyr. 31 fin.; cf. tyranna.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
tyrannis idis, acc. idem or ida, f
, τυραννίς, the sway of a tyrant, arbitrary power, despotic rule, tyranny: vivit tyrannis, tyrannus occidit: tyrannidem occupare: odio tyrannidis exsul Sponte erat, O.: saeva Neronis, Iu.—A country ruled by a tyrant: tyrannidem tuam exhaurire, L.
Origins
From Ancient Greek τυραννίς (turannís).
Descendants
- Englishtyranny