furor

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈfjʊəɹɚ/, /ˈfjɝɚ/
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈfjʊəɹə/, /ˈfjɜɹə/

Rhymes: -ʊəɹə(ɹ)

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
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈfuː.ror/, [ˈfuː.rɔr]

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
Derived terms
Descendants

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈfu.ror/, [ˈfʊ.rɔr]

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
Descendants

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
  • furor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (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 quotations of use of this term, see Citations:furor.

Synonyms

Spanish

Noun

furor m (plural furores)

  1. fury, rage
  2. frenzy

Swedish

Noun

furor

  1. indefinite plural of fura
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