turma

Catalan

Etymology

Probably from a pre-Roman root.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic)
• IPA^(key): (Valencian)

Noun

turma f (plural turmes)

1. animal testicle

Hypernyms

• testicle

Further reading

• “turma” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Finnish

Etymology

Possibly borrowed from Proto-Norse (compare Icelandic tyrma (“to overwhelm”)), although disputed by LÄGLOS on the grounds that the Germanic word only has a narrow distribution and thus may not be that old. Related to Livvi turmu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈturmɑ/,
• Rhymes: -urmɑ
• Syllabification^(key): tur‧ma

Noun

turma

1. accident, especially one with casualties

Declension

Derived terms

References

Further reading

• “turma”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• murat, rumat

Latin

Etymology

From turba.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈtur.ma/,
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈtur.ma/,

Noun

turma f (genitive turmae); first declension

1. a troop, squadron of cavalry, team
2. (in general) a troop, crowd, company, throng, band, body

Declension

First-declension noun.

Derived terms

• turmālis
• turmāriī
• turmātim

Descendants

References

• “turma”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “turma”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• turma 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)
• turma in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “turma”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “turma”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Turm, from Middle High German turn, turm, from Old High German torn, from Old French, from Latin turris. Doublet of turnia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtur.ma/

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• Rhymes: -urma
• Syllabification: tur‧ma

Noun

turma f

1. (archaic) prison

   Synonyms: więzienie, ciupa

Declension

Further reading

• turma in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin turma (“crowd, company”), perhaps a borrowing. Compare Italian torma.

Pronunciation

Noun

turma f (plural turmas)

1. a group of people
2. gang (number of friends)
3. class (group of students who commenced or completed their education during a particular year)

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:turma.

Romanian

Noun

turma

1. definite nominative/accusative singular of turmă

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtuɾma/
• Rhymes: -uɾma
• Syllabification: tur‧ma

Noun

turma f (plural turmas)

1. testicle
2. a kind of potato

Derived terms

Further reading

• “turma”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014