tumular

English

Etymology

From Latin tumulus (“a mound”): compare French tumulaire.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtjuːmjʊlər/ (UK)
• IPA^(key): /ˈt(j)umjələr/ (US)
• Hyphenation: tu‧mu‧lar

Adjective

tumular (not comparable)

1. of, pertaining to, or shaped like a tumulus (heap or hillock).
   • c. 1804-1806, John Pinkerton, Modern Geography, Vol. 1: A Description of the Empires, Kingdoms, States, and Colonies; With the Oceans, Seas, and Isles; In All Parts of the World

     Of the first epoch , no monuments can exist , except those of the tumular kind ; and it is impossible to ascertain the period of their formation

Synonyms

• sepulchral
• barrowlike

Related terms

• tumulus
• tumulary

See also

• burial
• funerary

References

• “tumular”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• mutular

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French tumulaire.

Adjective

tumular m or n (feminine singular tumulară, masculine plural tumulari, feminine/neuter plural tumulare)

1. tumular

Declension

Declension of tumular

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	tumular		tumulară		tumulari	tumulare
	definite	tumularul		tumulara		tumularii	tumularele
genitive- dative	indefinite	tumular		tumulare		tumulari	tumulare
	definite	tumularului		tumularei		tumularilor	tumularelor

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tumuˈlaɾ/ [t̪u.muˈlaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: tu‧mu‧lar

Adjective

tumular m or f (masculine and feminine plural tumulares)

1. tumular

Further reading

• “tumular”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025