troebel
Meaning
murky, turbid
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Hyphenated as
troe‧bel
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈtrubəl/
Etymology
In summary
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.
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