turvar

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Latin turbāre (to disturb). Doublet of the inherited torvar.[1] Compare also turvo (dark, muddy).

Pronunciation

 
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /tuɾˈvaɾ/
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /tuɾˈbaɾ/ [tuɾˈβaɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /tuɾˈva.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: tur‧var

Verb

turvar (first-person singular present turvo, first-person singular preterite turvei, past participle turvado)

  1. to roil, muddy, cloud, obscure

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ turvar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026

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