Tycho

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English

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Proper noun

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Tycho

  1. Tycho Brahe, a 16th-century Danish astronomer

Latin

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek Τύχων (Túkhōn), akin to τύχον (túkhon, lucky), from τύχη (túkhē) and τυγχάνω (tunkhánō), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewgʰ-.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Tychō m sg (genitive Tychōnis); third declension

  1. a male given name, originally an epithet of Hermes but best known as a Latin substitute for Danish Thyge

Declension

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Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Tychō
Genitive Tychōnis
Dative Tychōnī
Accusative Tychōnem
Ablative Tychōne
Vocative Tychō

Descendants

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  • Italian: Ticone
  • Spanish: Tico
  • English: Tycho, Tychon
  • German: Tycho
  • Dutch: Tycho
  • Polish: Tychon
  • Swedish: Tyko
  • Finnish: Tyko

See also

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