tèrbol

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan tèrbol, from Vulgar Latin *turbulus, probably an alteration of Latin turbidus, with influence from turbulentus. The current form of the Catalan word was likely influenced by the verb terbolar, from an earlier *torbolar, from a Vulgar Latin *turbulāre (cf. Occitan trebolar, French troubler). Compare Occitan trebol, French trouble, Romanian tulbure.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈtɛr.bul]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈtɛr.bol]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈtɛɾ.bol]

Adjective

tèrbol (feminine tèrbola, masculine plural tèrbols, feminine plural tèrboles)

1. cloudy, murky
2. unclear, vague

Derived terms

• enterbolir

References

• “tèrbol” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “tèrbol”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “tèrbol” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.