torso
See also: Torso
English
Etymology
From Italian torso, from Latin thyrsus, from Ancient Greek θύρσος (thúrsos, “Bacchic staff”). Doublet of thyrse and thyrsus.
Pronunciation
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Noun
torso (plural torsos or torsi)
- The main part of the (human) body that extends from the neck to the groin, excluding the head and limbs.
Synonyms
Descendants
- → Welsh: torso
Translations
body excluding the head and limbs
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Further reading
Anagrams
Danish
Noun
torso c (singular definite torsoen, plural indefinite torsoer)
Declension
Declension of torso
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | torso | torsoen | torsoer | torsoerne |
genitive | torsos | torsoens | torsoers | torsoernes |
Finnish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
torso
Declension
Inflection of torso (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | torso | torsot | |
genitive | torson | torsojen | |
partitive | torsoa | torsoja | |
illative | torsoon | torsoihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | torso | torsot | |
accusative | nom. | torso | torsot |
gen. | torson | ||
genitive | torson | torsojen | |
partitive | torsoa | torsoja | |
inessive | torsossa | torsoissa | |
elative | torsosta | torsoista | |
illative | torsoon | torsoihin | |
adessive | torsolla | torsoilla | |
ablative | torsolta | torsoilta | |
allative | torsolle | torsoille | |
essive | torsona | torsoina | |
translative | torsoksi | torsoiksi | |
abessive | torsotta | torsoitta | |
instructive | — | torsoin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Synonyms
- (loser): epäonnistuja, kädetön, kämmäri
Anagrams
Italian
Etymology
From Latin thyrsus, from Ancient Greek θύρσος (thúrsos, “Bacchic staff”). Doublet of tirso.
Pronunciation
Noun
torso m (plural torsi)
- torso
- a statue that is missing its head and limbs
- (botany) the large stem of plants such as a cabbage
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- ^ torso in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Anagrams
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian torso, from Latin thyrsus, from Ancient Greek θύρσος (thúrsos, “Bacchic staff”). Doublet of tirso.
Pronunciation
Noun
torso m (plural torsos)
- (anatomy) torso
- Synonym: tronco
- (art) a sculpture of it
- (photography) a picture of a person, excluded legs
Further reading
- “torso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Anagrams
Welsh
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
torso m (plural torsoau)
Mutation
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
torso | dorso | nhorso | thorso |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “torso”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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- English terms derived from Latin
- English terms derived from Ancient Greek
- English doublets
- English 2-syllable words
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- Rhymes:English/ɔː(ɹ)səʊ
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- English lemmas
- English nouns
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- en:Anatomy
- Danish lemmas
- Danish nouns
- Danish common-gender nouns
- Finnish terms derived from Italian
- Finnish 2-syllable words
- Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Finnish/orso
- Rhymes:Finnish/orso/2 syllables
- Finnish lemmas
- Finnish nouns
- Finnish colloquialisms
- Finnish valo-type nominals
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- cy:Anatomy