rumpus
English
Noun
rumpus (plural rumpuses)
- A noisy, sometimes violent disturbance; noise and confusion; a quarrel.
- (New Zealand) A rumpus room.
Translations
noise and confusion
Latin
Etymology
Unknown[1].
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈrum.pus/, [ˈrʊm.pʊs]
Declension
Second declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | rumpus | rumpī |
Genitive | rumpī | rumpōrum |
Dative | rumpō | rumpīs |
Accusative | rumpum | rumpōs |
Ablative | rumpō | rumpīs |
Vocative | rumpe | rumpī |
Synonyms
Derived terms
- rumpōtinētum
- rumpōtinus
References
- rumpus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- rumpus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Walde, Alois; Hofmann, Johann Baptist (1954), “rumpus”, in Lateinisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 2, 3rd edition, Heidelberg: Carl Winter, page 452
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