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furor

furor

English

Alternative forms

Noun

furor (countable and uncountable, plural furors)

  1. A general uproar or commotion
  2. Violent anger or frenzy
  3. A state of intense excitement

Latin

Etymology 1

From fūr (thief).

Pronunciation

Verb

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

  1. I steal, plunder.
Inflection
   Conjugation of furor (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 fūrātus esse fūrātūrus esse
participles fūrāns fūrātus fūrātūrus fūrandus
verbal nouns gerund supine
nominative genitive dative/ablative accusative accusative ablative
fūrārī fūrandī fūrandō fūrandum fūrātum fūrātū
Related terms
Descendants

Etymology 2

From furō (I rage, I am out of my mind).

Pronunciation

Noun

furor m (genitive furōris); third declension

  1. a frenzy, rage, madness
Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative furor furōrēs
genitive furōris furōrum
dative furōrī furōribus
accusative furōrem furōrēs
ablative furōre furōribus
vocative furor furōrēs
Related terms
Descendants
  • Portuguese: furor
  • Russian: фурор (furor)
  • Spanish: furor

References

  • 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
  • Félix Gaffiot (1934), “furor”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
  • Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, 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

Noun

furor m (plural furores)

  1. furor (general uproar or commotion)
  2. furor; frenzy (state of intense excitement)
  3. fury (extreme anger)

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:furor.

Synonyms


Spanish

Noun

furor f (plural furores)

  1. fury, rage
  2. frenzy

Swedish

Noun

furor

  1. indefinite plural of fura