Randale

German

Etymology

Originally plural of now obsolete Randal m (“noise, tumult”), humorous pseudo-Latin formation from dialectal Rand (“noise, ballyhoo”), to rhyme with Skandal (“scandal”), perhaps also Vandal(e) (“vandal”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʁanˈdaːlə/
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Rhymes: -aːlə

Noun

Randale f (genitive Randale, plural Randalen)

tumult; riot (loud and unrestrained behaviour by one or more people, often with property damage, sometimes also bodily harm)

Declension

Declension of Randale

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Randale	die	Randalen
genitive	einer	der	Randale	der	Randalen
dative	einer	der	Randale	den	Randalen
accusative	eine	die	Randale	die	Randalen

Synonyms

Aufruhr
Ausschreitungen
Krawall
Tumult

Derived terms

randalieren