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furor

English edit

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Etymology edit

From Middle English furour, from Middle French fureur, from Old French furor, from Latin furor, from furō (“I rage, I am out of my mind”).

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Noun edit

furor (countable and uncountable, plural furors)

  1. A general uproar or commotion.
  2. Violent anger or frenzy.
  3. A state of intense excitement.
    The story of the princess's affair caused a furor among journalists.

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Catalan edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin furōrem.

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Noun edit

furor m or (archaic or poetic) f (plural furors)

  1. furor, frenzy
  2. (figurative) rage, craze

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Latin edit

Etymology 1 edit

From fūr (“thief”) +‎ -ō.

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Verb edit

fūror (present infinitive fūrārī, perfect active fūrātus sum); first conjugation, deponent

  1. to steal, plunder
  2. to take away by stealth, remove secretly, to withdraw
Conjugation edit
   Conjugation of fūror (first conjugation, deponent)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present fūror fūrāris,
fūrāre 		fūrātur fūrāmur fūrāminī fūrantur
imperfect fūrābar fūrābāris,
fūrābāre 		fūrābātur fūrābāmur fūrābāminī fūrābantur
future fūrābor fūrāberis,
fūrābere 		fūrābitur fūrābimur fūrābiminī fūrābuntur
perfect fūrātus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect fūrātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect fūrātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present fūrer fūrēris,
fūrēre 		fūrētur fūrēmur fūrēminī fūrentur
imperfect fūrārer fūrārēris,
fūrārēre 		fūrārētur fūrārēmur fūrārēminī fūrārentur
perfect fūrātus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect fūrātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — fūrāre — — fūrāminī —
future — fūrātor fūrātor — — fūrantor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives fūrārī fūrātum esse fūrātūrum esse — — —
participles fūrāns fūrātus fūrātūrus — — fūrandus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
fūrandī fūrandō fūrandum fūrandō fūrātum fūrātū
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Descendants edit
  • Aromanian: fur, furari
  • Istro-Romanian: furå
  • Italian: furare
  • Romanian: fura, furare
  • Sardinian: furai

Etymology 2 edit

From furō (“I rage, I am out of my mind”) +‎ -or.

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Noun edit

furor m (genitive furōris); third declension

  1. frenzy, fury, rage, raving, insanity, madness, passion
    • 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 1.150:
      iamque facēs et saxa volant: furor arma ministrat
      [A crowd of people riots,] and before long, firebrands and rocks are flying: fury supplies weapons.
      (In other words, an impassioned mob, though seemingly unarmed, nevertheless finds destructive uses for things: “saxa” become “arma.”)
Declension edit

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative furor furōrēs
Genitive furōris furōrum
Dative furōrī furōribus
Accusative furōrem furōrēs
Ablative furōre furōribus
Vocative furor furōrēs
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References edit

  • “furor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “furor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • furor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to make some one furious: impellere aliquem in furorem
    • to become furious: furore inflammari, incendi
    • in a transport of rage: furore incensus, abreptus, impulsus
  • “furor”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin furōrem.

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  • Rhymes: (Portugal, São Paulo) -oɾ, (Brazil) -oʁ
  • Hyphenation: fu‧ror

Noun edit

furor m (plural furores)

  1. furor (general uproar or commotion)
  2. furor; frenzy (state of intense excitement)
    Synonyms: frenesi, azáfama
  3. fury (extreme anger)
    Synonyms: fúria, ira, cólera

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For quotations using this term, see Citations:furor.

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Spanish edit

Etymology edit

From Latin furor.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /fuˈɾoɾ/ [fuˈɾoɾ]
  • Rhymes: -oɾ
  • Syllabification: fu‧ror

Noun edit

furor m (plural furores)

  1. fury, rage
  2. frenzy

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Swedish edit

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furor

  1. indefinite plural of fura
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