insurgent
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
Borrowed from Latin īnsurgentem.
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -ent
Noun edit
insurgent m (plural insurgents)
Related terms edit
Adjective edit
insurgent m or f (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, 2024
- “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 |