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See also: Turbo, turbó, turbò, and turbo-

English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From turbine.

Noun

turbo (countable and uncountable, plural turbos)

  1. (informal) A turbine.
  2. Clipping of turbocharger.
    • 2008 February 17, Don Sherman, “More Power? Add Pressure”, in New York Times:
      Superchargers are generally heavier and more expensive than turbos
  3. Clipping of turbojet.
  4. Clipping of turbomolecular pump.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From turbocharged (increased power). Also figurative, from the action of a turbocharger, which increases the speed of an automobile through the increase in power of an engine.

Noun

turbo (plural turbos)

  1. (video games) Autofire.
    Controllers with turbo features are banned from most competitive tournaments.

Adjective

turbo (not comparable)

  1. (said of a poker tournament) With rapidly-increasing blind levels.
    This is a turbo tournament: the blinds increase every 5 minutes! Level 1 = 150/300; level 2 = 200/400; etc.
  2. (computing, video games) Causing or relating to increased speed.
    a turbo button on a controller; a PC equipped with a turbo mode
  3. (informal, nonstandard) Very, super, etc.; usually relating to a qualitative value (as opposed to quantitative).
    They act turbo wasted when they have more than a few beers in them.

Verb

turbo (third-person singular simple present turbos, present participle turboing, simple past and past participle turboed)

  1. (video games) To autofire.

Derived terms

Etymology 3

From the New Latin name of the genus Turbo.

Noun

turbo (plural turbos)

  1. (malacology) A turban shell.

Czech

Etymology

Derived from Latin turbo.

Pronunciation

Noun

turbo n

  1. turbo

Declension

Further reading

Esperanto

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Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “from Latin "tornado"?”)

Pronunciation

Noun

turbo (accusative singular turbon, plural turboj, accusative plural turbojn)

  1. spinning top
    • 1916, L'Amerika Esperantisto, page 53:
      dum sur la pupitro antaŭ li estis videblaj diversaj kontrabandaj objektoj kaj malpermesitaj bataliloj, trovitaj ĉe maldiligentaj buboj; ekzemple duon-manĝitaj pomoj, blovpafiloj, turboj, muŝkaptiloj kaj tutaj legioj da batalpretaj vetkoketoi el papero.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 1923, British Esperantist, page 9:
      Kelkaj knaboj ŝatas multe
      Brikojn, turbojn, kaj pafilojn.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Finnish

Etymology

From English turbo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈturbo/,
  • Rhymes: -urbo
  • Syllabification(key): tur‧bo
  • Hyphenation(key): tur‧bo

Noun

turbo

  1. turbo

Declension

Inflection of turbo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative turbo turbot
genitive turbon turbojen
partitive turboa turboja
illative turboon turboihin
singular plural
nominative turbo turbot
accusative nom. turbo turbot
gen. turbon
genitive turbon turbojen
partitive turboa turboja
inessive turbossa turboissa
elative turbosta turboista
illative turboon turboihin
adessive turbolla turboilla
ablative turbolta turboilta
allative turbolle turboille
essive turbona turboina
translative turboksi turboiksi
abessive turbotta turboitta
instructive turboin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of turbo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative turboni turboni
accusative nom. turboni turboni
gen. turboni
genitive turboni turbojeni
partitive turboani turbojani
inessive turbossani turboissani
elative turbostani turboistani
illative turbooni turboihini
adessive turbollani turboillani
ablative turboltani turboiltani
allative turbolleni turboilleni
essive turbonani turboinani
translative turbokseni turboikseni
abessive turbottani turboittani
instructive
comitative turboineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative turbosi turbosi
accusative nom. turbosi turbosi
gen. turbosi
genitive turbosi turbojesi
partitive turboasi turbojasi
inessive turbossasi turboissasi
elative turbostasi turboistasi
illative turboosi turboihisi
adessive turbollasi turboillasi
ablative turboltasi turboiltasi
allative turbollesi turboillesi
essive turbonasi turboinasi
translative turboksesi turboiksesi
abessive turbottasi turboittasi
instructive
comitative turboinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative turbomme turbomme
accusative nom. turbomme turbomme
gen. turbomme
genitive turbomme turbojemme
partitive turboamme turbojamme
inessive turbossamme turboissamme
elative turbostamme turboistamme
illative turboomme turboihimme
adessive turbollamme turboillamme
ablative turboltamme turboiltamme
allative turbollemme turboillemme
essive turbonamme turboinamme
translative turboksemme turboiksemme
abessive turbottamme turboittamme
instructive
comitative turboinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative turbonne turbonne
accusative nom. turbonne turbonne
gen. turbonne
genitive turbonne turbojenne
partitive turboanne turbojanne
inessive turbossanne turboissanne
elative turbostanne turboistanne
illative turboonne turboihinne
adessive turbollanne turboillanne
ablative turboltanne turboiltanne
allative turbollenne turboillenne
essive turbonanne turboinanne
translative turboksenne turboiksenne
abessive turbottanne turboittanne
instructive
comitative turboinenne

Derived terms

Further reading

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtur.bo/
  • Rhymes: -urbo
  • Hyphenation: tùr‧bo

Verb

turbo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of turbare

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

From turba.

Pronunciation

Noun

turbō m (genitive turbinis); third declension

  1. tornado, whirlwind
    Synonyms: tempestās, procella
  2. spinning top, wheel
  3. spinning motion

Declension

Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative turbō turbinēs
genitive turbinis turbinum
dative turbinī turbinibus
accusative turbinem turbinēs
ablative turbine turbinibus
vocative turbō turbinēs

Descendants

Verb

turbō (present infinitive turbāre, perfect active turbāvī, supine turbātum); first conjugation

  1. to disturb, unsettle, agitate, perturb
    Synonyms: perturbō, sollicitō, agitō, angō, concitō, disturbō, īnfestō, percieō, concieō, cieō, irrītō, stimulō, ēvertō, peragō, occīdō, agō, moveō, versō, ūrō
    Antonym: cōnsōlor
    • 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 1.514–515:
      avidī coniungere dextrās
      ārdēbant; sed rēs animōs incognita turbat.
      Ardently desire to clasp the hands ; however, the strange happenings unsettle spirits.
  2. to upset

Conjugation

1At least one use of the Old Latin "sigmatic future" and "sigmatic aorist" tenses is attested, which are used by Old Latin writers; most notably Plautus and Terence. The sigmatic future is generally ascribed a future or future perfect meaning, while the sigmatic aorist expresses a possible desire ("might want to"). It is also attested as having a rare sigmatic future passive indicative form ("will have been"), which is not attested in the plural for any verb.

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Descendants

References

  • turbo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • turbo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • "turbo", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • turbo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • there is a storm at sea: mare ventorum vi agitatur et turbatur
    • to upset a person: alicuius mentem turbare, conturbare, perturbare
    • to cause universal disorder: omnia turbare ac miscere
    • to break the ranks: ordines turbare, perrumpere
    • to throw the rearguard into confusion: novissimos turbare
    • (ambiguous) a demagogue, agitator: plebis dux, vulgi turbator, civis turbulentus, civis rerum novarum cupidus
  • turbo”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • turbo”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
  • turbo”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Portuguese

Verb

turbo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of turbar

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtuɾbo/
  • Rhymes: -uɾbo
  • Syllabification: tur‧bo

Etymology 1

Clipping of turbocompresor.

Adjective

turbo (invariable)
turbo (feminine turba, masculine plural turbos, feminine plural turbas)

  1. turbo

Noun

turbo m (plural turbos)

  1. turbo

Etymology 2

Verb

turbo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of turbar

Further reading

Swedish

Noun

turbo c

  1. (often in compounds) turbo ((gas) turbine, especially in an internal combustion engine, sometimes of the entire engine or vehicle)
  2. (colloquial, in compounds) turbo (something fast, powerful, or the like)

Declension

Declension of turbo
nominative genitive
singular indefinite turbo turbos
definite turbon turbons
plural indefinite
definite

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