tumult

See also: Tumult

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtjuː.mʌlt/, /ˈtʃuː.mʌlt/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtuː.mʌlt/
  • (file)
    Here pronounced: IPA(key): [ˈtʌmʌlt̰̚]
  • Rhymes: -ʌlt

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

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

  • IPA(key): /tumult/, [tˢuˈmulˀd̥]

Noun

tumult c (singular definite tumulten, plural indefinite tumulter)

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

Inflection

Synonyms

  • tummel
  • tumultagtig
  • tumultarisk

Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tyˈmʏlt/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: tu‧mult
  • Rhymes: -ʏlt

Noun

tumult n (plural tumulten)

  1. tumult

Derived terms

  • tumultueus

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tumultus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtu.mult/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -umult
  • Syllabification: tu‧mult

Noun

tumult m inan

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

Declension

Derived terms

adjective
  • tumultowy
noun
  • tumultant

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

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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