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turba.

commotion, uproar, turmoil, tumult, disturbance; crowd, mob, multitude;

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈtʊr.ba]Classical-Latin[ˈtur.ba]

  1. turmoil, disorder, stir, disturbance, tumult, uproar, hubbub, commotion, trouble, confusion, disarray, brawl

    declension-1 · feminine

  2. mob, crowd, throng

    declension-1 · feminine

  3. multitude

    declension-1 · feminine
Where this word comes from

Probably from Ancient Greek τύρβη (túrbē, “tumult, disorder, turmoil”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)twerH- (“to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around”); related to English storm. However, compare the synonym turma.

verb[ˈtʊr.ba]Classical-Latin[ˈtur.ba]

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of turbō

    active · form-of · imperative · present · second-person · singular
Where this word comes from

Probably from Ancient Greek τύρβη (túrbē, “tumult, disorder, turmoil”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)twerH- (“to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around”); related to English storm. However, compare the synonym turma.

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