troebel

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

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

Adjective[edit]

troebel (comparative troebeler, superlative troebelst)

  1. murky, turbid

Inflection[edit]

Inflection of troebel
uninflected troebel
inflected troebele
comparative troebeler
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial troebel troebeler het troebelst
het troebelste
indefinite m./f. sing. troebele troebelere troebelste
n. sing. troebel troebeler troebelste
plural troebele troebelere troebelste
definite troebele troebelere troebelste
partitive troebels troebelers

Derived terms[edit]