troebel

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French trouble, from Old French trouble, from Vulgar Latin *turbulus by metathesis. Displaced Middle Dutch torbel, from Old French torble, of the same source. Compare also German trüb, which might have reinforced the Dutch word.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtrubəl/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: troe‧bel
  • Rhymes: -ubəl

Adjective

troebel (comparative troebeler, superlative troebelst)

  1. murky, turbid

Inflection

Inflection of troebel
uninflected troebel
inflected troebele
comparative troebeler
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial troebeltroebelerhet troebelst
het troebelste
indefinite m./f. sing. troebeletroebeleretroebelste
n. sing. troebeltroebelertroebelste
plural troebeletroebeleretroebelste
definite troebeletroebeleretroebelste
partitive troebelstroebelers

Derived terms

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