revolutionary

English

Etymology

Compare French révolutionnaire.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌɹɛvəˈluʃənɛɹi/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌɹɛvəˈluːʃənɹi/, /-ˈljuː-/

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Adjective

revolutionary (comparative more revolutionary, superlative most revolutionary)

1. Of or pertaining to a revolution in government; tending to, or promoting, revolution

   revolutionary war

   revolutionary measures

   revolutionary agitators

2. pertaining to something that portends of great change; overthrowing a standing mindset

   a revolutionary new tool

3. (sciences) pertaining to something that revolves

Translations

of or pertaining to a revolution in government

• Arabic: ثَوْرِيّ‎ (ṯawriyy)
• Belarusian: рэвалюцы́йны (revaljucýjny)
• Catalan: revolucionari (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 革命性 (zh) (gémìngxìng)

• Czech: revoluční (cs) m
• Danish: revolutionær (da)
• Dutch: baanbrekend (nl)
• Finnish: vallankumouksellinen (fi)
• French: révolutionnaire (fr)
• German: revolutionär (de)
• Greek: επαναστατικός (el) m (epanastatikós)
• Hindi: क्रांतिकारी (hi) (krāntikārī)
• Hungarian: forradalmi (hu)
• Irish: réabhlóideach

• Italian: rivoluzionario (it)
• Latvian: revolucionārs m, revolucionāra f
• Lithuanian: revoliucinis m, revoliucinė f, revoliucingas m, revoliucinga f
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: revolusjonær

  Nynorsk: revolusjonær

• Polish: rewolucyjny (pl) m
• Portuguese: revolucionário (pt)
• Romanian: revoluționar (ro)
• Russian: революцио́нный (ru) (revoljuciónnyj)
• Scottish Gaelic: rèabhlaideach
• Spanish: revolucionario (es) m, revolucionaria (es) f
• Swedish: revolutionär (sv)
• Ukrainian: революці́йний (revoljucíjnyj)
• Volapük: levolutik
• Welsh: chwyldroadol (cy)

of or pertaining to a revolutionary, revolutionist

• Finnish: vallankumouksellinen (fi)
• Greek: επαναστατικός (el) m (epanastatikós)
• Irish: réabhlóideach

• Maori: whakawhana
• Portuguese: revolucionário (pt)
• Volapük: (♂♀) levolutanik, (♂) hilevolutanik, (♀) jilevolutanik

something that signifies great change

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 革命性的

• Greek: επαναστατικός (el) m (epanastatikós)
• Irish: réabhlóideach
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: revolusjonær, revolusjonerende

  Nynorsk: revolusjonær

• Portuguese: revolucionário (pt)
• Swedish: revolutionär (sv), banbrytande (sv)

Noun

revolutionary (plural revolutionaries)

1. A revolutionist; a person who revolts.
2. (music), (informal) Chopin's 'Revolutionary Etude' Op. 10 no. 12

Translations

A revolutionist; a person who revolts

• Arabic: ثَوْرِيّ‎ m (ṯawriyy), ثَوْرِيَّة‎‎ f (ṯawriyya)
• Belarusian: рэвалюцыяне́р m (revaljucyjanjér), рэвалюцыяне́рка f (revaljucyjanjérka)
• Bulgarian: революционе́р (bg) m (revoljucionér)
• Catalan: revolucionari (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 革命家 (zh) (gémìngjiā)

• Czech: revolucionář m
• Dutch: revolutionair (nl) m
• Finnish: vallankumouksellinen (fi)
• French: révolutionnaire (fr) m or f
• German: Revolutionär (de) m, Revolutionärin (de) f
• Greek: επαναστάτης (el) m (epanastátis)
• Hindi: क्रांतिकारक m (krāntikārak)
• Hungarian: forradalmár (hu)
• Irish: réabhlóidí m
• Italian: rivoluzionario (it), rivoluzionaria (it) f
• Japanese: 革命家 (かくめいか, kakumeika)
• Korean: 혁명가 (ko) (hyeongmyeongga)
• Kurdish:

  Sorani: شۆڕشگێڕ‎ (ku) (şorrişgêrr)

• Latvian: revolucionārs m, revolucionāre f
• Lithuanian: revoliucionierius m, revoliucionierė f
• Maori: kaiwhana, kaiwhakatuma, hauhau
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: revolusjonær m

  Nynorsk: revolusjonær m

• Persian: انقلابی‎ (fa) (enqelâbi)
• Polish: rewolucjonista (pl) m, rewolucjonistka (pl) f
• Portuguese: revolucionário (pt) m, revolucionária f
• Romanian: revoluționar (ro) m, revoluționară (ro) f
• Russian: революционе́р (ru) m (revoljucionér), революционе́рка (ru) f (revoljucionérka)
• Scottish Gaelic: rèabhlaideach m
• Slovak: revolucionár m
• Spanish: revolucionario (es) m, revolucionaria (es) f
• Swahili: mpinduzi
• Swedish: revolutionär (sv) c
• Tagalog: rebolusyonaryo (tl)
• Thai: นักปฏิวัติ (nák-bpà-dtì-wát)
• Ukrainian: революціоне́р m (revoljucionér), революціоне́рка f (revoljucionérka)
• Vietnamese: nhà cách mạng (vi)
• Volapük: (♂♀) levolutan (vo), (♂) hilevolutan, (♀) jilevolutan