turbulent
/ˈtɜːbjələnt/TUR-byuh-luhnt
/ˈtɝbjələnt/TUR-byuh-luhnt
Meaningfull of stir
Common meaning: stormy and disordered
- turba crowd, uproar; to stir upLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1916 · scan
- ulsmall-thing link
- entadjective ending: being or doing
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin turba; turbō ‘a crowd, uproar; to stir up’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry turba, p. 1916 · dictionary scan
Roots
- turba; turbō Latin “a crowd, uproar; to stir up”
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