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rumor

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English

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Etymology

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From Middle English rumour, from Old French rumeur, from Latin rūmor (“common talk”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rewH- (“to shout, to roar”).

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Noun

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rumor (countable and uncountable, plural rumors) (American spelling)

  1. (countable) A statement or claim of questionable accuracy, from no known reliable source, usually spread by word of mouth.
    There's a rumor going round that he's going to get married.
    vile rumor
    a rumor going round
    vicious rumors
    spread a rumor
  2. (uncountable) Information or misinformation of the kind contained in such claims.
    They say he used to be a thief, but that's just rumor.
  3. (uncountable, archaic) Report, news, information in general.
    • 1906, Lord Dunsany [i.e., Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany], Time and the Gods‎[2], London: William Heineman, →OCLC, page 3:
      It stands a city aloof. There hath been no rumour of it—I alone have dreamed of it, and I may not be sure that my dreams are true.
  4. (uncountable, obsolete) Fame, reputation.
  5. (uncountable, obsolete) Clamor, din, outcry.

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Terms derived from rumor (noun)

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Verb

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rumor (third-person singular simple present rumors, present participle rumoring, simple past and past participle rumored)

  1. (transitive, usually used in the passive voice) To tell a rumor about; to gossip.
    John is rumored to be next in line for a promotion.

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin rūmōrem (a borrowing per DCVB). Doublet of remor. First attested in the 14th century.

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Noun

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rumor m or (archaic, regional or poetic) f (plural rumors)

  1. rumor
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Indonesian

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Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Borrowed from English rumor, from Middle English rumour, from Old French rumeur, from Latin rūmor (“common talk”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rewH- (“to shout, to roar”).

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Noun

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rumor (plural rumor-rumor)

  1. rumor, rumour
    Synonyms: desas-desus, isu, kabar angin, kabar burung
  2. gossip
    Synonyms: gosip, gunjingan

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Latin

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Etymology

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From Proto-Italic *roumōs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rewH- (“to shout, to roar”).[1]

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Noun

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rūmor m (genitive rūmōris); third declension

  1. rumor, hearsay, gossip
  2. the voice of the people, the common opinion; (also) fame, reputation
    • 20 BCE – 14 BCE, Horace, Epistles IX.9–11:
      Quid quaeris? Vivo et regno, simul ista reliqui
      Quae vos ad caelum fertis rumore secundo,
      Utque sacerdotis fugitivus liba recuso,
      Pane egeo iam mellitis potiore placentis.
      What do you want from me? I live, I am my own master, I left behind the self same things you by common approval so eagerly covet, like the fugitive I have no right to the priest's blessed cake, but bread will quench my hunger over any honeyed delicacy.
  3. (figuratively, poetic) rustle, murmur, a murmuring

Declension

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Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative rūmor rūmōrēs
genitive rūmōris rūmōrum
dative rūmōrī rūmōribus
accusative rūmōrem rūmōrēs
ablative rūmōre rūmōribus
vocative rūmor rūmōrēs

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “rūmor”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 529

Further reading

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  • “rumor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “rumor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • "rumor", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • “rumor”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book‎[3], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • report says; people say: rumor, fama, sermo est or manat
    • a rumour is prevalent: rumor, fama viget
    • a report, an impression is gaining ground: rumor increbrescit
    • to spread a rumour: rumorem spargere
    • vague rumours reach us: dubii rumores afferuntur ad nos

Polish

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin rūmor.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -umɔr
  • Syllabification: ru‧mor

Noun

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rumor m inan

  1. din, hubbub, racket, tumult, uproar
    Synonyms: wrzawa, zamieszanie
  2. (Łowicz) synonym of hałas

Declension

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Declension of rumor
singular plural
nominative rumor rumory
genitive rumoru rumorów
dative rumorowi rumorom
accusative rumor rumory
instrumental rumorem rumorami
locative rumorze rumorach
vocative rumorze rumory

Further reading

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  • rumor in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Marzena Kozanecka-Zwierz, Magdalena Bartosiewicz, Renata Marciniak-Firadza, editors (2014), “rumor”, in Gwara – Księżaków "język ojczysty" Dziedzictwo regionu łowickiego (in Polish), Łowicz: Muzeum w Łowiczu, →ISBN, page 54

Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Latin rumōrem.

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  • Rhymes: (Portugal, São Paulo) -oɾ, (Brazil) -oʁ
  • Hyphenation: ru‧mor

Noun

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rumor m (plural rumores)

  1. rumour (statement or claim from no known reliable source)
  2. continuous noise

Quotations

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For quotations using this term, see Citations:rumor.

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin rumorem.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ruˈmoɾ/ [ruˈmoɾ]
  • Rhymes: -oɾ
  • Syllabification: ru‧mor

Noun

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rumor m (plural rumores)

  1. rumor
    Synonym: fábula
  2. murmur
    Synonym: murmurio

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José Antonio (1983–1991), “rumor”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic etymological dictionary]‎[1] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish rumor.

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rumór (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜋᜓᜇ᜔)

  1. rumor
    Synonyms: tsismis, bali-balita, usap-usapan, bulong-bulungan
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