"turpis" meaning in Latin

See turpis in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: turpe [singular, neuter, nominative], turpes [plural, masculine, nominative], turpes [plural, feminine, nominative], turpia [plural, neuter, nominative], turpe [singular, neuter, vocative], turpes [plural, masculine, vocative], turpes [plural, feminine, vocative], turpia [plural, neuter, vocative], turpem [singular, masculine, accusative], turpem [singular, feminine, accusative], turpe [singular, neuter, accusative], turpes [plural, masculine, accusative], turpes [plural, feminine, accusative], turpia [plural, neuter, accusative], turpium [plural, masculine, genitive], turpium [plural, feminine, genitive], turpium [plural, neuter, genitive], turpi [singular, masculine, dative], turpi [singular, feminine, dative], turpi [singular, neuter, dative], turpibus [plural, masculine, dative], turpibus [plural, feminine, dative], turpibus [plural, neuter, dative], turpi [singular, masculine, ablative], turpi [singular, feminine, ablative], turpi [singular, neuter, ablative], turpibus [plural, masculine, ablative], turpibus [plural, feminine, ablative], turpibus [plural, neuter, ablative]
  1. Laid, vilain, difforme, hideux, repoussant.
    Sense id: fr-turpis-la-adj-Jd2DSUot Categories (other): Exemples en latin
  2. Honteux, déshonorant, indigne, ignoble, infâme.
    Sense id: fr-turpis-la-adj-~biVtkgo Categories (other): Exemples en latin
  3. Obscène, licencieux, indécent.
    Sense id: fr-turpis-la-adj-qPcLzCG- Categories (other): Exemples en latin
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: deformis, foedus, immundus, obscaenus, taeter
Categories (other): Adjectifs en latin, Lemmes en latin, Mots en latin issus d’un mot en indo-européen commun, Latin, Étymologies en latin incluant une reconstruction Derived forms: perturpis, subturpis, subturpiculus, turpe, turpiculus, turpedo, turpido, turpificātus, turpiloquium, turpilucrīcupidus, turpilucris, turpilucrus, turpiter, turpitūdō, turpō, dēturpō, exturpō

Inflected forms

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      "word": "turpedo"
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      "translation": "laideur",
      "word": "turpido"
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      "translation": "souilé, dégradé",
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    {
      "translation": "conversation obscène",
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      "translation": "avide d'un gain honteux",
      "word": "turpilucrīcupidus"
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    {
      "word": "turpilucris"
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    {
      "translation": "qui fait un gain honteux",
      "word": "turpilucrus"
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      "translation": "d'une manière laide, hideuse, d'une manière honteuse",
      "word": "turpiter"
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    {
      "translation": "laideur, difformité, turpitude",
      "word": "turpitūdō"
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    {
      "translation": "salir, souiller",
      "word": "turpō"
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          "translation": "pied contrefait."
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          "text": "turpes morbo viri",
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          "text": "homo turpissimus",
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          "text": "nihil turpe dictu1",
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          "translation": "c’est honteux de."
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          "ref": "Cicéron, Lael., 21, 77",
          "text": "nihil est turpius quam bellum gerere,",
          "translation": "rien n’est plus honteux de faire la guerre."
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          "ref": "Cicéron, Lael. 99",
          "text": "quid turpius quam illudi",
          "translation": "quoi de plus honteux que de se laisser jouer."
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          "ref": "Cicéron, Off., 2, 22, 77",
          "text": "habere quaestui rem publicam turpe est",
          "translation": "trafiquer de la chose publique est une honte."
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          "ref": "Cicéron, Tusc., 2, 4, 12",
          "text": "quod quidem mihi videtur esse turpissimum",
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          "text": "nec honesto quicquam honestius, nec turpi turpius",
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          "text": "honesta et turpia virtutis ac malitiae societas efficit,",
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          "ref": "Catul., 42, 8",
          "text": "turpe incedere",
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      "translation": "très honteux, très déshonorant",
      "word": "perturpis"
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      "translation": "un peu laid",
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      "word": "turpe"
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      "word": "turpido"
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      "word": "turpificātus"
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    {
      "translation": "conversation obscène",
      "word": "turpiloquium"
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      "translation": "avide d'un gain honteux",
      "word": "turpilucrīcupidus"
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    {
      "word": "turpilucris"
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    {
      "translation": "qui fait un gain honteux",
      "word": "turpilucrus"
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    {
      "translation": "d'une manière laide, hideuse, d'une manière honteuse",
      "word": "turpiter"
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    {
      "translation": "laideur, difformité, turpitude",
      "word": "turpitūdō"
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    {
      "translation": "salir, souiller",
      "word": "turpō"
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    {
      "translation": "défigurer",
      "word": "dēturpō"
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    {
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      "word": "exturpō"
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    "De l’indo-européen commun *terp- ^([1]) (« tourner », par extension, aussi « tourner, baisser la tête en signe de honte ») qui donne, en grec ancien τρέπω, trépô (« tourner »), τροπή, tropê (« tour, retour »), τρόπος, trópos (« tour, tournant » → voir tropus), τρόπις, tropis (« lie »), l’albanais \"turp\" (honte), le sanscrit trapā́ (« parties honteuses »)."
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          "translation": "pied contrefait."
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          "text": "turpes morbo viri",
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          "text": "turpia membra fimo",
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          "text": "fuga turpis",
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          "ref": "Cicéron",
          "text": "homo turpissimus",
          "translation": "le dernier des hommes."
        },
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          "text": "nihil turpe dictu1",
          "translation": "rien qu’il soit honteux de dire."
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        {
          "text": "turpe (est) + inf.",
          "translation": "c’est honteux de."
        },
        {
          "ref": "Cicéron, Lael., 21, 77",
          "text": "nihil est turpius quam bellum gerere,",
          "translation": "rien n’est plus honteux de faire la guerre."
        },
        {
          "ref": "Cicéron, Lael. 99",
          "text": "quid turpius quam illudi",
          "translation": "quoi de plus honteux que de se laisser jouer."
        },
        {
          "ref": "Cicéron, Off., 2, 22, 77",
          "text": "habere quaestui rem publicam turpe est",
          "translation": "trafiquer de la chose publique est une honte."
        },
        {
          "ref": "Cicéron, Tusc., 2, 4, 12",
          "text": "quod quidem mihi videtur esse turpissimum",
          "translation": "et cela, me semble-t-il, est le comble de l’infamie."
        },
        {
          "ref": "Cicéron, Fin., 4, 27, 75",
          "text": "nec honesto quicquam honestius, nec turpi turpius",
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        },
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          "ref": "Sen., Ep., 31, 5",
          "text": "honesta et turpia virtutis ac malitiae societas efficit,",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Honteux, déshonorant, indigne, ignoble, infâme."
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Exemples en latin"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "Catul., 42, 8",
          "text": "turpe incedere",
          "translation": "marcher indécemment, avoir une démarche indécente."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Obscène, licencieux, indécent."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "deformis"
    },
    {
      "word": "foedus"
    },
    {
      "word": "immundus"
    },
    {
      "word": "obscaenus"
    },
    {
      "word": "taeter"
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "comparative",
    "superlative"
  ],
  "word": "turpis"
}

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