oprør

Danish

Etymology

Formally a verbal noun of oprøre (“to shock”). Borrowed from Middle Low German uprōr, cognate with German Aufruhr m and Dutch oproer (whence English uproar). The word replaced an older, related noun with a similar meaning: Proto-Germanic *hrōzō, cf. Old Saxon hrōra, Old High German hruora, German Ruhr f (“dysentery”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔprøːˀr/, [ˈʌb̥ˌʁɶˀɐ̯], [ˈʌb̥ˌʁɶɐ̯ˀ]

Noun

oprør n (singular definite oprøret, plural indefinite oprør)

1. rebellion, revolt, insurrection, rising, uprising (protest against a leadership)
2. commotion, excitement, turmoil (a lot of movement at a place or in the mind)

Declension

Declension of oprør

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	oprør	oprøret	oprør	oprørene
genitive	oprørs	oprørets	oprørs	oprørenes

Derived terms

• bondeoprør (“peasant uprising”)
• fangeoprør (“prison uprising”)
• kvindeoprør (“female uprising”)
• oprører (“rebel”)
• oprørsbevægelse (“rebel movement”)
• oprørsforsøg (“attempted insurrection”)
• oprørsgruppe (“rebel group”)
• oprørshær (“rebel army”)
• oprørsk (“rebellious”)
• oprørsleder (“rebel leader”)
• oprørsstyrke (“rebel force”)
• oprørstrang (“rebellious urge”)
• oprørt (“incensed”)
• studenteroprør (“student rebellion”)
• ungdomsoprør (“youth rebellion”)

 

See also

• oprør on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da