belligerent

English

WOTD – 12 October 2008    

Etymology

From Latin belligerans (“waging war”), present active participle of belligerō (“I wage war”), from belliger (“waging war, warlike”), from bellum (“war”) + -ger (from gerō (“I lead, wage, carry on”)).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /bəˈlɪdʒ.(ə).ɹənt/, X-SAMPA: /b@"lIdZ.(@).r=@nt/
• (US) IPA: /bəˈlɪdʒ.ə.ɹənt/, X-SAMPA: /b@"lIdZ.@.r=@nt/

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Adjective

belligerent (comparative more belligerent, superlative most belligerent)

1. Engaged in warfare, warring.
2. Eager to go to war, warlike.
3. Of or pertaining to war.
4. (By extension) Aggressively hostile, eager to fight.
5. Acting violently towards others.

Synonyms

• (eager to fight): aggressive, antagonistic, bellicose, combative, contentious, pugnacious, quarrelsome, truculent

Derived terms

• belligerently

Related terms

• bellicose
• belligerence
• belligerency

Translations

engaged in warfare

• Bulgarian: воюващ (bg) (vojuvašt) 
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 参战的 (cmn), 交战中的 (cmn)

• Dutch: belligerent (nl), oorlogvoerend (nl)
• Finnish: sotaakäyvä (fi)

• French: belligérant (fr)
• Italian: belligerante (it) m
• Russian: воюющий (ru) (vojújuščij) , враждующий (ru) (vraždújuščij) 
• Swedish: krigförande (sv)

eager to go to war

• Bulgarian: войнствен (bg) (vojnstven) 
• Dutch: oorlogszuchtig (nl)
• Finnish: sotaisa (fi), sotaintoinen (fi)
• Italian: bellicoso (it)

• Norwegian: krigersk (no), stridslysten (no)
• Russian: воинственный (ru) (voínstvennyj) 
• Spanish: bélico (es)
• Swedish: krigslysten (sv) n

of or pertaining to war

• Bulgarian: военен (bg) (voenen) 
• Dutch: krijgs-, oorlogs- (nl)
• Finnish: sota-, sodan (genitive of noun)
• Italian: bellico (it)

• Latin: bellicus (la)
• Russian: военный (ru) (vojénnyj) 
• Spanish: bélico (es)

hostile, eager to fight

• Bulgarian: войнствен (bg) (vojnstven) 
• Dutch: strijdlustig (nl), vijandig (nl)
• Finnish: hyökkäävä (fi), riitaisa (fi), riidanhaluinen (fi)
• German: streitlustig (de)
• Icelandic: herskár (is), ófriðsamur (is), deilugjarn (is)
• Italian: bellicoso (it)

• Latin: bellicus (la)
• Norwegian: stridslysten (no)
• Russian: враждебный (ru) (vraždébnyj) , воинственный (ru) (voínstvennyj) 
• Spanish: belicoso (es)
• Swedish: stridslysten (sv)

acting violently

• Finnish: riitaa haastava, väkivaltainen (fi)
• Icelandic: ófriðsamur (is), deilugjarn (is)

• Latin: bellicus (la)

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• French: belligérant (fr)
• Italian: belligerante (it)
• Portuguese: beligerante (pt) (1)

Noun

belligerent (plural belligerents)

1. A state or other armed participant in warfare

   The U.N. sent a treaty proposal to the belligerents.

Translations

state or other armed participant in warfare

• Bulgarian: воюваща страна (bg) (vojuvašta strana) 
• Dutch: belligerent (nl), oorlogvoerende (nl) partij (nl)
• Finnish: sotaakäyvä (fi)
• French: belligérant (fr) m
• German: Kriegsteilnehmer (de) m

• Icelandic: styrjaldaraðili (is) m, deiluaðili (is) m
• Italian: belligerante (it) m
• Portuguese: beligerante (pt) m, beligerantes (pt) pl
• Russian: воюющая сторона (ru) (vojujuščaja storona) , участник конфликта (ru) (učastnik konflikta) 

See also

• warmonger

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Etymology

From Latin belligerēns (“waging war”), present active participle of belligerō (“wage war”), from belliger (“waging war, warlike”), from bellum (“war”) + -ger (from gerō (“wage, carry on”)).

Adjective

belligerent (comparative belligerenter, superlative belligerentst)

1. belligerent, engaged in warfare

Synonyms

• oorlogvoerend

Noun

belligerent m (plural belligerenten)

1. A belligerent, armed party in warfare

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Verb

belligerent

1. third-person plural present active subjunctive of belligerō