Tyrannei

/tyʁaˈnaɪ̯/

die noun C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
Tyranneien

Meaning

  1. tyranny

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Diktatur

Diktatur is the formal political-science term for a dictatorship; Tyrannei is tyranny, emphasizing the cruelty of the rule rather than its formal structure.

Similar in other languages

French

tyrannie

tyrannie is the French word for the same thing — both mean "tyranny."

Portuguese

tirania

tirania is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "tyranny."

Practice

1 What does Tyrannei mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das Volk floh vor der ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Tyrannei?

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