Galician edit

Etymology edit

From Old Galician-Portuguese tropel (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Old French tropel (group).

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Noun edit

tropel m (plural tropeis)

  1. swarm
    Synonym: fato
  2. troop

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References edit

  • tropel” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • tropel” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • tropel” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • tropel” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • tropel” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Old French edit

Etymology edit

From Vulgar Latin *troppellus, diminutive from Medieval Latin troppus.

Noun edit

tropel oblique singularm (oblique plural tropeaus or tropeax or tropiaus or tropiax or tropels, nominative singular tropeaus or tropeax or tropiaus or tropiax or tropels, nominative plural tropel)

  1. group

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Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

From Spanish tropel.

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Noun edit

tropel m (plural tropéis)

  1. swarm (a mass of people or animals in turmoil)
    Synonym: turba

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Spanish edit

Etymology edit

From tropa.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /tɾoˈpel/ [t̪ɾoˈpel]
  • Rhymes: -el
  • Syllabification: tro‧pel

Noun edit

tropel m (plural tropeles)

  1. mob, crowd, swarm
    Synonym: muchedumbre
  2. squad, troop

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