"tyro" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtaɪɹəʊ/ [UK], /ˈtaɪɹoʊ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tyro.wav Forms: tyros [plural], tyroes [plural]
Etymology: From Latin tīrō (“young soldier, recruit”). In Medieval Latin the term was often spelt as tyro whence the English spelling is derived. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|tīrō||young soldier, recruit}} Latin tīrō (“young soldier, recruit”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|tyroes}} tyro (plural tyros or tyroes)
  1. A beginner; a novice. Categories (topical): People Synonyms: beginner, tiro Related terms: tyrociny, tirocinium Translations (a beginner, a novice): новак (novak) [masculine] (Bulgarian), начинаещ (načinaešt) [masculine] (Bulgarian), Anfänger [masculine] (German), Neuling [masculine] (German), טִירוֹן (tirón) [masculine] (Hebrew), principiante (Portuguese), calouro (Portuguese), новичо́к (novičók) [masculine] (Russian), начина́ющий (načinájuščij) [masculine] (Russian), principiante [feminine, masculine] (Spanish), novato [masculine] (Spanish), çömez (Turkish), çaylak (Turkish)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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