tumultuoso

Galician

Etymology

Etymology tree

Latin tumultus

Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.?

Proto-Italic *-ō̆tsos?

Old Latin -ōssus

Latin -ōsus

Latin tumultuōsusder.

Galician tumultuoso

Derived from Latin tumultuōsus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tumulˈtwoso/ [t̪u.mul̪ˈt̪wo.s̺ʊ]
• Rhymes: -oso
• Hyphenation: tu‧mul‧tuo‧so

Adjective

tumultuoso (feminine tumultuosa, masculine plural tumultuosos, feminine plural tumultuosas)

1. tumultuous
2. tempestuous

   Synonym: tempestuoso

Derived terms

• tumultuosamente

Related terms

• tumulto

Further reading

• “tumultuoso”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

Italian

Etymology

From Latin tumultuōsus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tu.mul.tuˈo.zo/, (traditional) /tu.mul.tuˈo.so/
• Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
• Hyphenation: tu‧mul‧tu‧ó‧so

Adjective

tumultuoso (feminine tumultuosa, masculine plural tumultuosi, feminine plural tumultuose)

1. tumultuous
2. turbulent

Derived terms

• tumultuosamente
• tumultuosità

Related terms

• tumulto

Further reading

• “tumultuoso”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Latin

Adjective

tumultuōsō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of tumultuōsus

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Latin tumultus

Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.?

Proto-Italic *-ō̆tsos?

Old Latin -ōssus

Latin -ōsus

Latin tumultuōsusder.

Portuguese tumultuoso

Derived from Latin tumultuōsus.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tu.muw.tuˈo.zu/ [tu.muʊ̯.tuˈo.zu], (faster) /tu.muwˈtwo.zu/ [tu.muʊ̯ˈtwo.zu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tu.mulˈtwo.zu/ [tu.muɫˈtwo.zu]

• Hyphenation: tu‧mul‧tu‧o‧so

Adjective

tumultuoso (feminine tumultuosa, masculine plural tumultuosos, feminine plural tumultuosas, metaphonic)

1. tumultuous (characterised by violence or agitation)

Derived terms

• tumultuosamente

Related terms

• tumulto

Further reading

• “tumultuoso”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “tumultuoso”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Latin tumultus

Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.?

Proto-Italic *-ō̆tsos?

Old Latin -ōssus

Latin -ōsus

Latin tumultuōsusder.

Spanish tumultuoso

Derived from Latin tumultuōsus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tumulˈtwoso/ [t̪u.mul̪ˈt̪wo.so]
• Rhymes: -oso
• Syllabification: tu‧mul‧tuo‧so

Adjective

tumultuoso (feminine tumultuosa, masculine plural tumultuosos, feminine plural tumultuosas)

1. tumultuous

   Synonym: bullicioso

Derived terms

• tumultuosamente

Related terms

• tumulto

Further reading

• “tumultuoso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026