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Etymology

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From Middle English turbulent, from Middle French turbulent, from Latin turbulentus, from turba (disorder, tumult, crowd).

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turbulent (comparative more turbulent, superlative most turbulent)

  1. violently disturbed or agitated; tempestuous, tumultuous
    It is dangerous to sail in turbulent seas.
  2. being in, or causing, disturbance or unrest
    The mid-19th century was a turbulent time in American history.
    • 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.

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch turbulent, from Middle French turbulent, from Old French turbulent, from Latin turbulentus.

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  • IPA(key): /ˌtʏr.byˈlɛnt/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: tur‧bu‧lent
  • Rhymes: -ɛnt

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turbulent (comparative turbulenter, superlative turbulentst)

  1. turbulent

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Declension of turbulent
uninflected turbulent
inflected turbulente
comparative turbulenter
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial turbulent turbulenter het turbulentst
het turbulentste
indefinite m./f. sing. turbulente turbulentere turbulentste
n. sing. turbulent turbulenter turbulentste
plural turbulente turbulentere turbulentste
definite turbulente turbulentere turbulentste
partitive turbulents turbulenters

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  • Indonesian: turbulen

French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle French turbulent, from Old French turbulent, from Latin turbulentus.

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turbulent (feminine turbulente, masculine plural turbulents, feminine plural turbulentes)

  1. turbulent
  2. unruly

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German

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Borrowed from Latin turbulentus.

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turbulent (strong nominative masculine singular turbulenter, comparative turbulenter, superlative am turbulentesten)

  1. turbulent

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Further reading

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  • turbulent” in Duden online
  • turbulent” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin turbulentus.

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turbulent (neuter singular turbulent, definite singular and plural turbulente)

  1. turbulent

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin turbulentus.

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turbulent (neuter singular turbulent, definite singular and plural turbulente)

  1. turbulent

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Piedmontese

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turbulent

  1. turbulent

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French turbulent, from Latin turbulentus.

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turbulent m or n (feminine singular turbulentă, masculine plural turbulenți, feminine and neuter plural turbulente)

  1. turbulent

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Swedish

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Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
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turbulent (comparative turbulentare, superlative turbulentast)

  1. turbulent (agitated, whirling)
  2. (figuratively) turbulent, tumultuous

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Inflection of turbulent
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular turbulent turbulentare turbulentast
Neuter singular turbulent turbulentare turbulentast
Plural turbulenta turbulentare turbulentast
Masculine plural3 turbulente turbulentare turbulentast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 turbulente turbulentare turbulentaste
All turbulenta turbulentare turbulentaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic
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