torg

See also: tôrg and торг

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse torg, from Old East Slavic търгъ (tŭrgŭ, marketplace), from Proto-Slavic *tъrgъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʰɔɹk/
    Rhymes: -ɔɹk

Noun

torg n (genitive singular torgs, plural torg)

  1. city square, market

Declension

n3 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative torg torgið torg torgini
accusative torg torgið torg torgini
dative torgi torginum torgum torgunum
genitive torgs torgsins torga torganna

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse torg, from Old East Slavic търгъ (tŭrgŭ, trade, trading, commerce; (trade) square),[1] from Proto-Slavic *tъrgъ. Cognate with Danish torv and Swedish torg (a city square).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʰɔrk/
    Rhymes: -ɔrk

Noun

torg n (genitive singular torgs, nominative plural torg)

  1. a city square (open space in a town)

Declension

Declension of torg (neuter)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative torg torgið torg torgin
accusative torg torgið torg torgin
dative torgi torginu torgum torgunum
genitive torgs torgsins torga torganna

References

  1. ^ “On Icelandic”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[1], 6 September 2011 (last accessed), archived from the original on 8 March 2014

Anagrams

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old East Slavic търгъ (tŭrgŭ, trade, trading, commerce; (trade) square), from Proto-Slavic *tъrgъ, via Old Norse torg. Compare with Danish torv.

Noun

torg n (definite singular torget, indefinite plural torg, definite plural torga or torgene)

  1. city square, market place

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse torg.

Noun

torg n (definite singular torget, indefinite plural torg, definite plural torga)

  1. city square, market place

References

Old Norse

Etymology

From Old East Slavic търгъ (tŭrgŭ, trade, trading, commerce; (trade) square), from Proto-Slavic *tъrgъ.

Noun

torg n

  1. marketplace

Declension

Declension of torg (strong a-stem)
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative torg torgit torg torgin
accusative torg torgit torg torgin
dative torgi torginu torgum torgunum
genitive torgs torgsins torga torganna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: torg
  • Faroese: torg
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: torg
  • Norwegian Bokmål: torg
  • Swedish: torg
  • Danish: torv
  • Finnish: tori

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “torg”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

Polish

Pronunciation

Noun

torg m inan

  1. (Poznań) alternative form of targ (market) (spacious site where trading takes place)

Further reading

  • Waldemar Wierzba (2013) “torg”, in Słownik Poznańskie słowa i ausdrucki (in Polish), 1st edition, Mierzyn: Albus, →ISBN, page 274

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse torg, from Old East Slavic търгъ (tŭrgŭ, trade, trading, commerce; (trade) square), from Proto-Slavic *tъrgъ. Cognate with Danish torv and Icelandic torg (a square).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɔrj/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

torg n

  1. city square, market, plaza

Declension

Further reading