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
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