revolutionary

English

Etymology

confer French révolutionnaire

Pronunciation

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Adjective

revolutionary

1. Of or pertaining to a revolution in government; tending to, or promoting, revolution; as, revolutionary war; revolutionary measures; revolutionary agitators.
2. (advertising) pertaining to something that portends of great change; overthrowing a standing mindset
3. (sciences) pertaining to something that revolves

Translations

of or pertaining to a revolution in government

• Catalan: revolucionari (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 革命性 (cmn) (gémìngxìng)

• Czech: revoluční (cs) m
• Danish: revolutionær (da)
• Dutch: baanbrekend (nl)
• Finnish: vallankumouksellinen (fi)
• French: révolutionnaire (fr)
• German: revolutionär (de)
• Hungarian: forradalmi (hu)
• Italian: rivoluzionario (it)
• Latvian: revolucionārs (lv) m, revolucionāra (lv) f

• Lithuanian: revoliucinis (lt) m, revoliucinė (lt) f, revoliucingas (lt) m, revoliucinga (lt) f
• Norwegian: revolusjonær (no)
• Polish: rewolucyjny (pl) m
• Romanian: revoluționar (ro)
• Russian: революционный (ru) (revoljuciónnyj) 
• Scottish Gaelic: rèabhlaideach (gd)
• Spanish: revolucionario (es) m, revolucionaria (es) f
• Swedish: revolutionär (sv)
• Volapük: levolutik (vo)

of or pertaining to a revolutionary, revolutionist

• Finnish: vallankumouksellinen (fi)

• Volapük: (♂♀) levolutanik (vo), (♂) hilevolutanik (vo), (♀) jilevolutanik (vo)

Noun

revolutionary (plural revolutionaries)

1. A revolutionist; a person who revolts.

Translations

A revolutionist; a person who revolts

• Catalan: revolucionari (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 革命家 (cmn) (gémìngjiā)

• Czech: revolucionář (cs) m
• Dutch: revolutionair (nl) m
• Finnish: vallankumouksellinen (fi)
• French: révolutionnaire (fr) m and f
• German: Revolutionär (de) m
• Hungarian: forradalmár (hu)
• Italian: rivoluzionario (it)
• Korean: 혁명가 (ko) (hyŏkmyŏŋga)
• Kurdish:

  Sorani: شۆڕشگێڕ (ku) (shorishgaer)

• Latvian: revolucionārs (lv) m, revolucionāre (lv) f
• Lithuanian: revoliucionierius (lt) m, revoliucionierė (lt) f
• Romanian: revoluționar (ro)
• Russian: революционер (ru) (revoljucionér) m , революционерка (ru) (revoljucionérka) f 
• Scottish Gaelic: rèabhlaideach (gd) m
• Swedish: revolutionär (sv) c
• Vietnamese: nhà cách mạng (vi)
• Volapük: (♂♀) levolutan (vo), (♂) hilevolutan (vo), (♀) jilevolutan (vo)