German

Noun

Revolver m ‎(genitive Revolvers, plural Revolver)

1. revolver

Derived terms

• Revolverheld

English

Noun

revolver ‎(plural revolvers)

A revolver

1. A handgun with a revolving chamber enabling several shots to be fired without reloading.
2. by extension, any (personal) firearm with such a mechanism
3. (finance) Synonym of revolving line of credit
4. Agent noun of revolve; something that revolves.

Synonyms

• (handgun): wheelgun

Hyponyms

(handgun):

• six-gun
• six-shooter

Translations

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

Borrowing from English revolver.

Noun

revolver

1. revolver pistol

Declension

References

• Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary], Simferopol: Dolya, ISBN 966-7980-89-8

Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology

Borrowing from English revolver.

Noun

revolver m ‎(plural revolvers, diminutive revolvertje n)

1. revolver

Hypernyms

• vuistvuurwapen

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁe.vɔl.vɛʁ/

Noun

revolver m ‎(plural revolvers)

1. revolver (gun)

Hungarian

Etymology

Borrowing from English revolver.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈrɛvolvɛr]
• Hyphenation: re‧vol‧ver

Noun

revolver ‎(plural revolverek)

1. revolver

Declension

Italian

Etymology

Borrowing from English revolver.

Noun

revolver m ‎(invariable)

1. revolver (handgun)
2. Rotating attachment, on a camera, having multiple lenses

Synonyms

• (handgun): pistola a tamburo, rivoltella

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Borrowing from English revolver.

Noun

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.

References

• “revolver” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Borrowing from English revolver.

Noun

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.

References

• “revolver” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin revolvere, present active infinitive of revolvō ‎(“turn over, roll back, reflect upon”), from re- ‎(“back, again”) + volvō ‎(“roll”).

Verb

revolver ‎(first-person singular present indicative revolvo, past participle revolvido)

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

Conjugation

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowing from English revolver.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

revòlver m ‎(Cyrillic spelling рево̀лвер)

1. revolver

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin revolvere, present active infinitive of revolvō ‎(“turn over, roll back, reflect upon”), from re- ‎(“back, again”) + volvō ‎(“roll”).

Verb

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

Conjugation

• Rule: o becomes a ue in stressed syllables. Irregular in the past participle.

Related terms

• revuelto
• revoltijo
• revolución
• revoltear
• revoltoso
• revoltura

Usage notes

• Revolver is a false friend, and does not mean a type of gun in Spanish. Spanish equivalents are shown above, in the "Translations" section of the English entry revolver.

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowing from English revolver.

Noun

revolver c

1. a revolver (firearm)

Declension