Tyrant - tyrannous

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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 'a tyrant' has a firsat vowel like that of 'tire', 'line' and 'sign': 'TIRE-ant',m IPA: /ˈtaɪ rÉ™nt/.

In the adjective tyrannous, the first vowel is like that in 'sit', 'fit' and 'bit': 'TIRR-en-es', IPA: /tɪr ən əs/.

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