LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

tumultuōsus

tumultuōsus (feminine tumultuōsa, neuter tumultuōsum, comparative tumultuōsior)
Classical[tʊ.mʊɫ.tuˈoː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[tu.mul.tuˈɔː.s̬us]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveturbulent, restless

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativetumultuōsustumultuōsatumultuōsum
genitivetumultuōsītumultuōsaetumultuōsī
dativetumultuōsōtumultuōsaetumultuōsō
accusativetumultuōsumtumultuōsamtumultuōsum
ablativetumultuōsōtumultuōsātumultuōsō
vocativetumultuōsetumultuōsatumultuōsum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativetumultuōsītumultuōsaetumultuōsa
genitivetumultuōsōrumtumultuōsārumtumultuōsōrum
dativetumultuōsīstumultuōsīstumultuōsīs
accusativetumultuōsōstumultuōsāstumultuōsa
ablativetumultuōsīstumultuōsīstumultuōsīs
vocativetumultuōsītumultuōsaetumultuōsa

tŭmultŭōsus, a, um, adj. tumultus,
I. full of bustle, confusion, or tumult, restless, turbulent, tumultuous (class.): qui homo tam tumultuoso sonitu me excivit foras? Plaut. Trin. 5, 2, 52: seditiosa ac tumultuosa vita, Cic. Inv. 1, 3, 4: contiones, id. Fam. 2, 12, 1: actio, Quint. 11, 1, 29: nuntius, Liv. 2, 24, 1: turba, id. 6, 14, 6: multitudo, id. 24, 29, 1: genus pugnae, id. 1, 14, 7; 28, 15, 5: proelia, id. 27, 2, 11: excursiones, id. 30, 8, 4: somnia, Cels. 1, 2; 8, 4: mare, Hor. C. 3, 1, 26: in otio tumultuosi, in bello segnes, Liv. 4, 28, 4.—Comp.: iter tumultuosius, Liv. 42, 66, 6: ex Syriā tumultuosiora nuntiata sunt, Cic. Fam. 12, 17, 1: Caesar Italiam tumultuosiorem repperit, Vell. 2, 74, 1: litterae, i. e. announcing disturbances, Suet. Ner. 40 fin.: tumultuosius atque turbidius, Quint. 3, 8, 60.—Sup.: quod tumultuosissimum pugnae erat, Liv. 2, 10, 7.—Adv.: tŭmultŭōsē, with bustle or confusion, tumultuously: tumultuose et cunctis copiis, Afran. ap. Charis. p. 197 P.; Liv. 2, 28, 2; 2, 29, 5.—Comp., Caes. B. G. 7, 45; Liv. 2, 29, 5; Suet. Caes. 16.—Sup., Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 14, § 37; Suet. Calig. 45.

Origins

From tumultus + -ōsus.

Descendants
  • Catalantumultuós
  • Englishtumultuous
  • Frenchtumultueux
  • Italiantumultuoso
  • Portuguesetumultuoso
  • Romaniantumultuos
  • Spanishtumultuoso
  • Galiciantumultuoso

In English words that came into English from tumultuōsus

  • tumultuoustumultuōsus

Quick answers

What does tumultuōsus mean in Latin?
tumultuōsus, a adjective, means “turbulent, restless”.
How do you pronounce tumultuōsus?
In classical Latin, [tʊ.mʊɫ.tuˈoː.sʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [tu.mul.tuˈɔː.s̬us].