revolver
English
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ɹɪˈvɒl.vɚ/
Noun
revolver (plural revolvers)

- A handgun with a revolving chamber enabling several shots to be fired without reloading.
- by extension, any (personal) firearm with such a mechanism
- (finance) Synonym of revolving line of credit
- Agent noun of revolve; something that revolves.
Synonyms
- (handgun): wheelgun
Hyponyms
(handgun):
Derived terms
Descendants
Translations
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Crimean Tatar
Etymology
Noun
revolver
Declension
| nominative | revolver |
|---|---|
| genitive | revolverniñ |
| dative | revolverge |
| accusative | revolverni |
| locative | revolverde |
| ablative | revolverden |
References
- Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN
Czech
Noun
revolver m
- revolver (handgun)
Related terms
- See voluta
Further reading
- revolver in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- revolver in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Dutch
Etymology
Pronunciation
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Noun
revolver m (plural revolvers, diminutive revolvertje n)
Hypernyms
French
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʁe.vɔl.vɛʁ/
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Noun
revolver m (plural revolvers)
- revolver (gun)
Hungarian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈrɛvolvɛr]
- Hyphenation: re‧vol‧ver
Noun
revolver (plural revolverek)
Declension
| Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | revolver | revolverek |
| accusative | revolvert | revolvereket |
| dative | revolvernek | revolvereknek |
| instrumental | revolverrel | revolverekkel |
| causal-final | revolverért | revolverekért |
| translative | revolverré | revolverekké |
| terminative | revolverig | revolverekig |
| essive-formal | revolverként | revolverekként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | revolverben | revolverekben |
| superessive | revolveren | revolvereken |
| adessive | revolvernél | revolvereknél |
| illative | revolverbe | revolverekbe |
| sublative | revolverre | revolverekre |
| allative | revolverhez | revolverekhez |
| elative | revolverből | revolverekből |
| delative | revolverről | revolverekről |
| ablative | revolvertől | revolverektől |
| Possessive forms of revolver | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | revolverem | revolvereim |
| 2nd person sing. | revolvered | revolvereid |
| 3rd person sing. | revolvere | revolverei |
| 1st person plural | revolverünk | revolvereink |
| 2nd person plural | revolveretek | revolvereitek |
| 3rd person plural | revolverük | revolvereik |
Italian
Etymology
Noun
revolver m (invariable)
- revolver (handgun)
- Rotating attachment, on a camera, having multiple lenses
Synonyms
- (handgun): pistola a tamburo, rivoltella
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Noun
revolver m (definite singular revolveren, indefinite plural revolvere, definite plural revolverne)
- a revolver
- Han fikk tak i en revolver.
- He got hold of a revolver.
- Han fikk tak i en revolver.
References
- “revolver” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Noun
revolver m (definite singular revolveren, indefinite plural revolverar, definite plural revolverane)
- a revolver
- Han fekk tak i ein revolver.
- He got hold of a revolver.
- Han fekk tak i ein revolver.
References
- “revolver” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin revolvere, present active infinitive of revolvō (“turn over, roll back, reflect upon”), from re- (“back, again”) + volvō (“roll”).
Verb
revolver (first-person singular present indicative revolvo, past participle revolvido)
Conjugation
Related terms
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /reʋǒlʋer/
- Hyphenation: re‧vol‧ver
Noun
revòlver m (Cyrillic spelling рево̀лвер)
Declension
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin revolvere, present active infinitive of revolvō (“turn over, roll back, reflect upon”), from re- (“back, again”) + volvō (“roll”).
Verb
revolver (first-person singular present revuelvo, first-person singular preterite revolví, past participle revuelto)
- to stir, to mix
- to jumble up, to disarrange
- to turn over, to poke about, to rummage around in
- to consider, to turn over, to ponder
- to disturb, to stir up, to upset
- to swing around
- to wrap, to wrap up
- to turn 360 degrees, to revolve
Usage notes
- Revolver is a false friend, and does not mean a type of gun in Spanish. Spanish equivalents are shown above, in the "Translations" section of the English entry revolver.
Conjugation
- Rule: o becomes a ue in stressed syllables. Irregular in the past participle.
- 1 Mostly obsolete form, now mainly used in legal jargon.
Other verbs with this conjugation:
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| with infinitive revolver | |||||||
| dative | revolverme | revolverte | revolverle, revolverse | revolvernos | revolveros | revolverles, revolverse | |
| accusative | revolverme | revolverte | revolverlo, revolverla, revolverse | revolvernos | revolveros | revolverlos, revolverlas, revolverse | |
| with gerund revolviendo | |||||||
| dative | revolviéndome | revolviéndote | revolviéndole, revolviéndose | revolviéndonos | revolviéndoos | revolviéndoles, revolviéndose | |
| accusative | revolviéndome | revolviéndote | revolviéndolo, revolviéndola, revolviéndose | revolviéndonos | revolviéndoos | revolviéndolos, revolviéndolas, revolviéndose | |
| with informal second-person singular imperative revuelve | |||||||
| dative | revuélveme | revuélvete | revuélvele | revuélvenos | not used | revuélveles | |
| accusative | revuélveme | revuélvete | revuélvelo, revuélvela | revuélvenos | not used | revuélvelos, revuélvelas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative revuelva | |||||||
| dative | revuélvame | not used | revuélvale, revuélvase | revuélvanos | not used | revuélvales | |
| accusative | revuélvame | not used | revuélvalo, revuélvala, revuélvase | revuélvanos | not used | revuélvalos, revuélvalas | |
| with first-person plural imperative revolvamos | |||||||
| dative | not used | revolvámoste | revolvámosle | revolvámonos | revolvámoos | revolvámosles | |
| accusative | not used | revolvámoste | revolvámoslo, revolvámosla | revolvámonos | revolvámoos | revolvámoslos, revolvámoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative revolved | |||||||
| dative | revolvedme | not used | revolvedle | revolvednos | revolveos | revolvedles | |
| accusative | revolvedme | not used | revolvedlo, revolvedla | revolvednos | revolveos | revolvedlos, revolvedlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative revuelvan | |||||||
| dative | revuélvanme | not used | revuélvanle | revuélvannos | not used | revuélvanles, revuélvanse | |
| accusative | revuélvanme | not used | revuélvanlo, revuélvanla | revuélvannos | not used | revuélvanlos, revuélvanlas, revuélvanse | |
Related terms
- revuelto
- revoltijo
- revolución
- revoltear
- revoltoso
- revoltura
- volver
Swedish
Etymology
Noun
revolver c
- a revolver (firearm)
Declension
| Declension of revolver | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | revolver | revolvern | revolvrar | revolvrarna |
| Genitive | revolvers | revolverns | revolvrars | revolvrarnas |