See also: Revolver, revólver, and revòlver

English edit

 
revolver (sense 1)

Etymology edit

revolve +‎ -er, coined by American inventor Samuel Colt in 1835.[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • (US) IPA(key): /ɹɪˈvɒl.vɚ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɒlvə(ɹ)

Noun edit

revolver (plural revolvers)

  1. (firearms) A handgun with a revolving chamber enabling several shots to be fired without reloading.
    Synonyms: wheelgun, Colt
    Hyponyms: six-gun, six-shooter
  2. (by extension) Any (personal) firearm with such a mechanism.
  3. (finance) Synonym of revolving line of credit, a form of credit permitting the holder to repeatedly borrow money.
    • 2023 December 16, “Musk told lenders they would not lose money on Twitter deal”, in FT Weekend, Companies & Markets, page 10:
      The debt is split between $6.5bn of term loans, as well as $6bn of senior and junior bonds and a $500mn revolver.
  4. agent noun of revolve; something that revolves.

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Translations edit

References edit

  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024), “revolver”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

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Crimean Tatar edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from English revolver.

Noun edit

revolver

  1. revolver pistol

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References edit

  • Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎[1], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

Czech edit

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revolver m inan

  1. revolver (handgun)

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Further reading edit

  • revolver in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • revolver in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

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Etymology edit

Borrowed from English revolver.

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revolver m (plural revolvers, diminutive revolvertje n)

  1. revolver

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French edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from English revolver.

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revolver m (plural revolvers)

  1. revolver (gun)

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Hungarian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from English revolver.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈrɛvolvɛr]
  • Hyphenation: re‧vol‧ver
  • Rhymes: -ɛr

Noun edit

revolver (plural revolverek)

  1. revolver

Declension edit

Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
singular plural
nominative revolver revolverek
accusative revolvert revolvereket
dative revolvernek revolvereknek
instrumental revolverrel revolverekkel
causal-final revolverért revolverekért
translative revolverré revolverekké
terminative revolverig revolverekig
essive-formal revolverként revolverekként
essive-modal
inessive revolverben revolverekben
superessive revolveren revolvereken
adessive revolvernél revolvereknél
illative revolverbe revolverekbe
sublative revolverre revolverekre
allative revolverhez revolverekhez
elative revolverből revolverekből
delative revolverről revolverekről
ablative revolvertől revolverektől
non-attributive
possessive - singular
revolveré revolvereké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
revolveréi revolverekéi
Possessive forms of revolver
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. revolverem revolvereim
2nd person sing. revolvered revolvereid
3rd person sing. revolvere revolverei
1st person plural revolverünk revolvereink
2nd person plural revolveretek revolvereitek
3rd person plural revolverük revolvereik

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Further reading edit

  • revolver in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

Italian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from English revolver.

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revolver m (invariable)

  1. revolver (handgun)
    Synonyms: pistola a tamburo, rivoltella
  2. rotating attachment, on a camera, having multiple lenses

References edit

  1. ^ revolver in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Norwegian Bokmål edit

 
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Etymology edit

Borrowed from English revolver.

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revolver m (definite singular revolveren, indefinite plural revolvere, definite plural revolverne)

  1. a revolver
    Han fikk tak i en revolver.
    He got hold of a revolver.

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Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from English revolver.

Noun edit

revolver m (definite singular revolveren, indefinite plural revolverar, definite plural revolverane)

  1. a revolver
    Han fekk tak i ein revolver.
    He got hold of a revolver.

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Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

From Latin revolvere (to turn over, to roll back, to reflect upon), from re- (back, again) + volvō (roll).

Pronunciation edit

 
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁɨ.volˈveɾ/ [ʁɨ.voɫˈveɾ], /ʁɨ.vɔlˈveɾ/ [ʁɨ.vɔɫˈveɾ]
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁɨ.bolˈbeɾ/ [ʁɨ.βoɫˈβeɾ], /ʁɨ.bɔlˈbeɾ/ [ʁɨ.βɔɫˈβeɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁɨ.volˈve.ɾi/ [ʁɨ.voɫˈve.ɾi], /ʁɨ.vɔlˈve.ɾi/ [ʁɨ.vɔɫˈve.ɾi]

  • Hyphenation: re‧vol‧ver

Verb edit

revolver (first-person singular present revolvo, first-person singular preterite revolvi, past participle revolvido, short past participle revolto)

  1. to turn over (e.g., earth)
  2. to roll (the eyes)
  3. to go through (e.g., archives)

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Romanian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French revolver.

Noun edit

revolver n (plural revolvere)

  1. revolver, pistol

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Serbo-Croatian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from English revolver.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /reʋǒlʋer/
  • Hyphenation: re‧vol‧ver

Noun edit

revòlver m (Cyrillic spelling рево̀лвер)

  1. revolver

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Spanish edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Latin revolvere (turn over, roll back, reflect upon), from re- (back, again) + volvō (roll). Cognate with English revolve although a false friend.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /rebolˈbeɾ/ [re.β̞olˈβ̞eɾ]
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: re‧vol‧ver

Verb edit

revolver (first-person singular present revuelvo, first-person singular preterite revolví, past participle revuelto)

  1. to stir, to mix
  2. to jumble up, to disarrange
  3. to turn over, to poke about, to rummage around in
  4. to consider, to turn over, to ponder
  5. to disturb, to stir up, to upset
  6. to swing around
  7. to wrap, to wrap up
  8. to turn 360 degrees, to revolve

Usage notes edit

  • Revolver is a false friend, and does not mean a type of gun in Spanish. The Spanish word for that English meaning of revolver is revólver.

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Swedish edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from English revolver.

Noun edit

revolver c

  1. a revolver (firearm)

Declension edit

Declension of revolver 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative revolver revolvern revolvrar revolvrarna
Genitive revolvers revolverns revolvrars revolvrarnas

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