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Tyrannei

Tyrannei is a feminine German noun. Its article is die.

Plural
die Tyranneien

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Why is it die Tyrannei?

Tyrannei ends in -ei, and almost all nouns ending in -ei are feminine: in a German dictionary, 91% of them take die.

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Meaning

[1] arbitrary and oppressive tyranny

[1] willkürliche und unterdrückerische Gewaltherrschaft

[2] Ruthlessly dominant behavior of a person

[2] rücksichtslos herrschsüchtiges Verhalten eines Menschen

Examples

[1] The revolution should put an end to the tyranny of the old regime

[1] Die Revolution sollte der Tyrannei des alten Regimes ein Ende bereiten.

[2] He tried to escape his father's tyranny

[2] Er versuchte der Tyrannei seines Vaters zu entkommen.
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[2] "So the curved old prefect with his defined nose practiced his tyranny wherever the lovers searched their sensory joys"

[2] „So übte der verwünschte alte Präfekt mit seiner verunstalteten Nase seine Tyrannei überall dort aus, wo die Liebhaber ihre Sinnenfreuden suchten.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ die Tyrannei die Tyranneien
Genitiv der Tyrannei der Tyranneien
Dativ der Tyrannei den Tyranneien
Akkusativ die Tyrannei die Tyranneien

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