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.
troebel (comparative troebeler, superlative troebelst)
Declension of troebel | ||||
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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 | — |