English → Latin
“turbulent” in Latin
turbulentusstormy, turbulent; unruly, riotoussēditiōsusmutinous, seditious; quarrelsome, factious; troubledrebellōto renew war, to wage war again; to revoltinquiētusrestless; unquietturbiduswild, stormy; muddy, turbid; murky, foggy, clouded, opaquecīviscitizen; a subject (i.e., a person subject to a ruler)cīvitāscitizenship and its rights; often referring to Roman citizenship.; the state, body politic, citizens of a territory (col
The English word turbulent itself goes back to Latin turba, through turbulentus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
turbulent
turbulentus (restless, unquiet): seditiosus (engaged in a disturbance): rerum evertendarum or rerum novarum cupidus: rerum mutationis cupidus (disposed to overthrow the existing constitution): rebellans (that rises against its conquerors; of a vanquished people). (The words are found in this connection and order.) seditiosus ac turbulentus (e.g., civis): inquietus (restless): turbidus (disturbed; e.g., civitas, Tac.). To be turbulent, novas res quaerere; novis rebus studere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for turbulent?
- The usual Latin words for “turbulent” are turbulentus, sēditiōsus, rebellō; also inquiētus, turbidus, cīvis. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.