Turbulenz

German

Etymology

From Latin turbulentia.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Turbulenz f (genitive Turbulenz, plural Turbulenzen)

  1. turbulence
    • 2010, Der Spiegel‎[1], number 30/2010, page 62:
      Die Turbulenzen am Kakaomarkt sind nur der jüngste Beleg dafür, dass wieder spekuliert wird, dass die internationalen Finanzmärkte die Agrarrohstoffe erneut entdeckt haben.
      The turbulence in the cocoa market is only the most recent evidence that speculation is happening again, that international financial markets have once again discovered agricultural commodities.

Usage notes

Often plural where the corresponding English sense is uncountable, for example Luftturbenlenzen "air turbulence" (when flying).

Declension

Declension of Turbulenz [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Turbulenz die Turbulenzen
genitive einer der Turbulenz der Turbulenzen
dative einer der Turbulenz den Turbulenzen
accusative eine die Turbulenz die Turbulenzen

Further reading

  • “Turbulenz” in Duden online
  • “Turbulenz” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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