tirant
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Valencian) IPA(key): /tiˈɾant/
- (Central) IPA(key): /tiˈɾan/
- Rhymes: -ant
Noun
tirant m (plural tirants)
- strap, stay
- (construction) stringer
- (usually in the plural) braces (UK), suspenders (US)
- Synonym: elàstics
Verb
tirant
- present participle of tirar
Further reading
- “tirant” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Anagrams
- triant
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ti.ʁɑ̃/
Noun
tirant m (plural tirants)
- (nautical) draft, draught
- drawstring
Derived terms
- tirant d'air
- tirant d'eau
Participle
tirant
- present participle of tirer
Further reading
- “tirant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- triant
Middle English
Noun
tirant
- Alternative form of tyraunt
Adjective
tirant
- Alternative form of tyraunt
Old French
Etymology
From Latin tyrannus, which gave the nominative singular form tirans, from which the oblique singular tirant was constructed, under the assumption the -s suffix had replaced -ts.
Noun
tirant m (oblique plural tirans, nominative singular tirans, nominative plural tirant)
- tyrant
- 13th century, Unknown, La Vie de Saint Laurent, page 5, column 1, line 7:
- car il voloit le felon tirant
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Descendants
- → English: tyrant
- French: tyran