tèrbol
Catalan
Etymology
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)[1]. Compare Occitan trebol, French trouble, Romanian tulbure.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈtɛɾ.bol/
- (Central) IPA(key): /ˈtɛr.bul/
Adjective
tèrbol (feminine tèrbola, masculine plural tèrbols, feminine plural tèrboles)
- cloudy, murky
- 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, 2023