turbulent
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French turbulent, from Latin turbulentus, from turba (“disorder, tumult, crowd”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɜːbjələnt/
Audio (US) (file)
Adjective
turbulent (comparative more turbulent, superlative most turbulent)
- violently disturbed or agitated; tempestuous, tumultuous
- It is dangerous to sail in turbulent seas.
- being in, or causing, disturbance or unrest
- 2013 August 10, Lexington, “Keeping the mighty honest”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8848:
- The [Washington] Post's proprietor through those turbulent [Watergate] days, Katharine Graham, held a double place in Washington’s hierarchy: at once regal Georgetown hostess and scrappy newshound, ready to hold the establishment to account. That is a very American position.
- The mid-19th century was a turbulent time in American history.
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Derived terms
Translations
violently disturbed or agitated
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being in disturbance or unrest
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Further reading
- turbulent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- turbulent in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- turbulent at OneLook Dictionary Search
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin turbulentus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tyʁ.by.lɑ̃/
Audio (file)
Adjective
turbulent (feminine singular turbulente, masculine plural turbulents, feminine plural turbulentes)
Further reading
- “turbulent” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
German
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin turbulentus.
Pronunciation
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Declension
Positive forms of turbulent
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | er ist turbulent | sie ist turbulent | es ist turbulent | sie sind turbulent | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | turbulenter | turbulente | turbulentes | turbulente |
genitive | turbulenten | turbulenter | turbulenten | turbulenter | |
dative | turbulentem | turbulenter | turbulentem | turbulenten | |
accusative | turbulenten | turbulente | turbulentes | turbulente | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der turbulente | die turbulente | das turbulente | die turbulenten |
genitive | des turbulenten | der turbulenten | des turbulenten | der turbulenten | |
dative | dem turbulenten | der turbulenten | dem turbulenten | den turbulenten | |
accusative | den turbulenten | die turbulente | das turbulente | die turbulenten | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein turbulenter | eine turbulente | ein turbulentes | (keine) turbulenten |
genitive | eines turbulenten | einer turbulenten | eines turbulenten | (keiner) turbulenten | |
dative | einem turbulenten | einer turbulenten | einem turbulenten | (keinen) turbulenten | |
accusative | einen turbulenten | eine turbulente | ein turbulentes | (keine) turbulenten |
Comparative forms of turbulent
Superlative forms of turbulent
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin turbulentus
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin turbulentus
References
- “turbulent” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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