insurgent
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin īnsurgentem, accusative singular of īnsurgēns, present active participle of īnsurgō (“I rise up against, revolt”), from in (“against”) + surgō (“I rise”), itself from sub (“up from below”) + regō (“I guide, direct, rule, govern, administer”), from Proto-Indo-European *reg- (“to move in a straight line, to rule, guide, lead straight, put right”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
insurgent (not comparable)
- Rebellious, opposing authority.
- 1856, John Lothrop Motley, The Rise of the Dutch Republic:
- The insurgent provinces.
- Of water: surging or rushing in.
- 1791, Erasmus Darwin, The Economy of Vegetation, J. Johnson, page 33:
- Vesuvio groans through all his echoing caves, / And Etna thunders o'er the insurgent waves.
Translations[edit]
rebellious
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Noun[edit]
insurgent (plural insurgents)
- One of several people who take up arms against the local state authority; a participant in insurgency.
Translations[edit]
rebel
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Anagrams[edit]
Catalan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin īnsurgentem.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -ent
Noun[edit]
insurgent m (plural insurgents)
Related terms[edit]
Adjective[edit]
insurgent (masculine and feminine plural insurgents)
Further reading[edit]
- “insurgent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “insurgent”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “insurgent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “insurgent” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French[edit]
Verb[edit]
insurgent
Latin[edit]
Verb[edit]
īnsurgent
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin insurgens or German Insurgent.
Noun[edit]
insurgent m (plural insurgenți)
Declension[edit]
Declension of insurgent
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) insurgent | insurgentul | (niște) insurgenți | insurgenții |
genitive/dative | (unui) insurgent | insurgentului | (unor) insurgenți | insurgenților |
vocative | insurgentule | insurgenților |
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