tribune
English
Etymology
From Middle English tribune, from Old French tribun, tribune, from Latin tribunus, related to tribus (“tribe”) (from its original sense of "leader of a tribe").
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɹɪbjuːn/, /tɹɪˈbjuːn/
Noun
tribune (plural tribunes)
Translations
elected official in Ancient Rome
protector of the people
domed or vaulted apse in a Christian church
place or an opportunity to speak; platform
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tʁi.byn/
audio (file) - Rhymes: -yn
Synonyms
- (platform): estrade
Further reading
- “tribune” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Latin
Middle English
Etymology
From Old French tribun, tribune, from Latin tribūnus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /triˈbiu̯n/
Noun
tribune (plural tribunes or tribuni)
- A Roman military tribune or similar leader of a thousand soldiers.
- A Roman plebeian tribune or similar leader of a thousand civilians.
Descendants
- English: tribune
References
- “tribūn(e, n.” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-04-30.
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
tribune m (definite singular tribunen, indefinite plural tribuner, definite plural tribunene)
- a stand or grandstand
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
tribune m (definite singular tribunen, indefinite plural tribunar, definite plural tribunane)
- a stand or grandstand
References
- “tribune” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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