tumult

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English

Etymology

From Old French tumulte, from Latin tumultus (“noise, tumult”).

Pronunciation

Noun

tumult (plural tumults)

  1. Confused, agitated noise as made by a crowd.
  2. Violent commotion or agitation, often with confusion of sounds.
    the tumult of the elements
    the tumult of the spirits or passions
    • 2018 January 1, Donald McRae, “The Guardian footballer of the year 2017: Juan Mata”, in the Guardian‎:
      Football is a game of tumult and glory, of small disappointments and lingering dreams, and Mata has played long enough at the highest level to appreciate these truths.
  3. A riot or uprising.

Synonyms

Related terms

English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *tewh₂-‎ (0 c, 47 e)

Translations

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Verb

tumult (third-person singular simple present tumults, present participle tumulting, simple past and past participle tumulted)

  1. (obsolete) To make a tumult; to be in great commotion.

Danish

Etymology

From Latin tumultus (“noise, tumult”).

Pronunciation

Noun

tumult c (singular definite tumulten, plural indefinite tumulter)

  1. uproar, tumult
  2. riot, disturbance
  3. scuffle

Inflection

Declension of tumult
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative tumult tumulten tumulter tumulterne
genitive tumults tumultens tumulters tumulternes

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch tumult, from Old French tumulte, from Latin tumultus.

Pronunciation

Noun

tumult n (plural tumulten)

  1. tumult

Derived terms

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tumultus.

Pronunciation

Noun

tumult m inan

  1. tumult (noise as made by a crowd)
    Synonym: zgiełk
  2. (archaic) tumult (violent commotion or agitation)
    Synonym: zamieszki

Declension

Declension of tumult
singular plural
nominative tumult tumulty
genitive tumultu tumultów
dative tumultowi tumultom
accusative tumult tumulty
instrumental tumultem tumultami
locative tumulcie tumultach
vocative tumulcie tumulty

Derived terms

adjective
noun

Further reading

  • tumult in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • tumult in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French tumulte, from Latin tumultus.

Noun

tumult n (plural tumulturi)

  1. tumult
    Synonyms: larmă, zarvă, agitație

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Swedish

Noun

tumult n

  1. tumult, ruckus, row

Declension

Declension of tumult 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative tumult tumultet tumult tumulten
Genitive tumults tumultets tumults tumultens

References

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