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The [[noun]] '''tyrant''' and its related [[adjective]] '''tyrannous''' look the same and share their origin and meaning - but they are pronounced differently. | The [[noun]] '''tyrant''' and its related [[adjective]] '''tyrannous''' look the same and share their origin and meaning - but they are pronounced differently. | ||
| − | *The [[noun]] 'a '''tyrant'''<nowiki>'</nowiki> has a first vowel like that of 'tire', 'line' and 'sign': 'TIRE-ant', | + | *The [[noun]] 'a '''tyrant'''<nowiki>'</nowiki> has a first vowel like that of 'tire', 'line' and 'sign': 'TIRE-ant', {{IPA|ˈtaɪ rÉ™nt}}. |
| − | *In the [[adjective]] '''tyrannous''', the first vowel is like that in 'sit', 'fit' and 'bit': 'TIRR-en-es', {{IPA|tɪr É™n É™s}}. | + | *In the [[adjective]] '''tyrannous''', the first vowel is like that in 'sit', 'fit' and 'bit': 'TIRR-en-es', {{IPA|tɪr É™n É™s}}. The same is true of other words derived from '''tyrant''': |
| + | **'''tyrannical''', an [[adjective]] meaning 'in the manner of a tyrant'; | ||
| + | **'''tyrannize''', a [[verb]] meaning 'to behave like a tyrant', and in particular 'to rule harshly '''over'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>; and | ||
| + | **'''tyranny''', an [[abstract noun]] meaning 'the rule of a tyrant', 'bullying behaviour typical of a tyrant', or in the most general and least emotional sense, 'the form of government characterised by an autocratic ruler'. | ||
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| + | ::'''''[[etymology|Etymological]] note''''': | ||
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Revision as of 23:39, 3 December 2009
The noun tyrant and its related adjective tyrannous look the same and share their origin and meaning - but they are pronounced differently.
- The noun 'a tyrant' has a first vowel like that of 'tire', 'line' and 'sign': 'TIRE-ant', IPA: /ˈtaɪ rənt/.
- In the adjective tyrannous, the first vowel is like that in 'sit', 'fit' and 'bit': 'TIRR-en-es', IPA: /tɪr ən əs/. The same is true of other words derived from tyrant:
- tyrannical, an adjective meaning 'in the manner of a tyrant';
- tyrannize, a verb meaning 'to behave like a tyrant', and in particular 'to rule harshly over'; and
- tyranny, an abstract noun meaning 'the rule of a tyrant', 'bullying behaviour typical of a tyrant', or in the most general and least emotional sense, 'the form of government characterised by an autocratic ruler'.
- Etymological note:
