tyro
ty·ro
tyro · tyros · tyroes
A beginner; a noviceA beginner; a novice.
UK/ˈtaɪɹəʊ/US/ˈtaɪɹoʊ/
» Tyro was married to Cretheus but loved Enipeus.
Tyro wurde mit Cretheus verheiratet aber liebte Enipeus. — Esperantostern
Тіро була одружена з Кретеєм, проте кохала Еніпея. — ChickenKiev
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1 sensesA beginner; a novice.
More definitions
- someone new to a field or activity
Examples
1 sentencesTyro was married to Cretheus but loved Enipeus.
Тіро була одружена з Кретеєм, проте кохала Еніпея. — ChickenKiev
deTyro wurde mit Cretheus verheiratet aber liebte Enipeus. — Esperantostern
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin tyro, and from its etymon Latin tīrō (“beginner, novLearned borrowing from Medieval Latin tyro, and from its etymon Latin tīrō (“beginner, novice; young apprentice; (Roman military) recruit”); further etymology unknown, possibly from an unattested Etruscan word.
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Forms
plural: tyros / tyroesSynonyms
42 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsDerivedtyroism