tribune

See also: Tribune and Tribüne

English

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tribune (disambiguation)

Wikipedia

Etymology

From Middle English tribune, from Old French tribun, tribune, from Latin tribunus (“tribune, tribal leader”), from tribus (“tribe”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɹɪbjuːn/, /tɹɪˈbjuːn/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -uːn

Noun

English Wikipedia has an article on:

tribune

Wikipedia

tribune (plural tribunes)

1. (historical) An elected official in Ancient Rome, a tribune of the plebs.
2. (historical) A military officer in Ancient Rome ranking below a legate and above a centurion, a military tribune.
3. (figurative) A protector of the people; a public figure who appeals to and on behalf of the people through oratory.
4. (Christianity, architecture) The domed or vaulted apse in a cathedral housing the bishop's throne (see).
5. (uncommon) Synonym of pulpit, a platform, a place or opportunity to express one's opinion

   The new magazine's goal is to give a tribune to unmarried mothers.

Derived terms

• tribunary
• tribune of the plebs
• tribuneship
• Tribunite

Related terms

• tribunate
• tribunician
• tribunitian

Translations

elected official in Ancient Rome

Bulgarian: трибу́н (bg) m (tribún) Catalan: tribú (ca) m Chinese: Mandarin: 保民官 (bǎomínguān) Czech: tribun (cs) m Dutch: tribuun (nl) m Esperanto: tribunuso Finnish: tribuuni (fi) French: tribun (fr) Gothic: 𐌸𐌿𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌹𐍆𐌰𐌸𐍃 m (þūsundifaþs) Greek: τριβούνος m (trivoúnos) Ancient: δήμαρχος m (dḗmarkhos) Irish: treabhann m Italian: tribuno (it) m Japanese: トリビューン (toribyūn) Korean: 호민관(護民官) (homin'gwan), 트리부누스 (teuribunuseu) Middle English: tribune Polish: trybun (pl) m Portuguese: tribuno (pt) m Romanian: tribun (ro) m Russian: трибу́н (ru) m (tribún) Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: трѝбӯн m Roman: trìbūn (sh) m Ukrainian: трибу́н (uk) m (trybún)

protector of the people

Catalan: tribú (ca) m French: tribun (fr) Irish: ceann slua m, crann taca m, cosantóir m Italian: tribuno (it) m Middle English: tribune Polish: trybun (pl) m, rzecznik (pl) Portuguese: tribuno (pt) m Romanian: tribun (ro) m Russian: трибу́н (ru) m (tribún) Ukrainian: трибу́н (uk) m (trybún)

domed or vaulted apse in a Christian church

Catalan: tribuna (ca) f Finnish: kuori (fi) Italian: tribuna (it) f Russian: ка́федра (ru) f (káfedra), трибу́на (ru) f (tribúna)

place or an opportunity to speak; platform

Arabic: مِنْبَر m (minbar), مِنْصَّة f (minṣṣa) Belarusian: трыбу́на f (trybúna) Bulgarian: трибу́на (bg) f (tribúna) Catalan: tribuna (ca) f Chinese: Mandarin: 講台 (zh) (jiǎngtái), 講壇 / 讲坛 (zh) (jiǎngtán) Czech: tribuna (cs) f Dutch: tribune (nl) m or f Esperanto: tribuno Finnish: äänenkannattaja (fi) French: tribune (fr) f German: Tribüne (de) f Greek: βήμα (el) n (víma) Ancient: βῆμα n (bêma) Irish: ardán m, léibheann m Italian: tribuna (it) f Japanese: 演壇 (ja) (えんだん, endan) Korean: 연단(演壇) (ko) (yeondan) Macedonian: триби́на f (tribína) Manx: (please verify) ardane m Persian: تریبون (fa) (teribun) Polish: trybuna (pl) f Portuguese: tribuna (pt) f Romanian: tribună (ro) f Russian: трибу́на (ru) f (tribúna) Slovak: tribúna f Spanish: tribuna f Ukrainian: трибу́на f (trybúna)

Anagrams

• Buterin, turbine, tuberin

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French tribune, from Italian tribuna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /triˈby.nə/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: tri‧bu‧ne
• Rhymes: -ynə

Noun

tribune f (plural tribunes, diminutive tribunetje n)

1. grandstand, bleachers

Related terms

• tribunaal

Descendants

• → Indonesian: tribune

French

Etymology

From Italian tribuna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʁi.byn/

• Audio:

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• Audio (France (Toulouse)):

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• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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• Rhymes: -yn

Noun

tribune f (plural tribunes)

1. platform, rostrum, podium

   Synonym: estrade

2. stand, grandstand
3. (architecture) gallery

Descendants

• Dutch: tribune
  • → Indonesian: tribune
• → Ottoman Turkish: تریبون (tribün)
  • Turkish: tribün

Further reading

• “tribune”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• butiner, turbine, turbiné

Indonesian

Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:

tribune

Wikipedia ^id

Alternative forms

• tribun (nonstandard)

Etymology

From Dutch tribune, from French tribune, from Latin tribunus.

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [triˈbu.nə]
• (common) IPA^(key): [triˈbʊn]
• Hyphenation: tri‧bu‧nê

Noun

tribunê (plural tribune-tribune)

1. platform, rostrum, podium
2. stand, grandstand

Further reading

• “tribune” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Italian

Noun

tribune f

1. plural of tribuna

Anagrams

• brunite, nerbuti, turbine

Latin

Noun

tribūne

1. vocative singular of tribūnus

Middle English

Alternative forms

• trybune, tribun

Etymology

From Old French tribun, tribune, from Latin tribūnus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /triˈbiu̯n/

Noun

tribune (plural tribunes or tribuni)

1. A Roman military tribune or similar leader of a thousand soldiers.
2. 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 30 April 2019.

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:

tribune

Wikipedia ^no

Etymology

From Latin tribunal, via French tribune.

Noun

tribune m (definite singular tribunen, indefinite plural tribuner, definite plural tribunene)

1. a stand or grandstand

References

• “tribune” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin tribunal, via French tribune.

Noun

tribune m (definite singular tribunen, indefinite plural tribunar, definite plural tribunane)

1. a stand or grandstand

References

• “tribune” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.