torso
English
Etymology
From Italian torso, from Late Latin tursus, from Latin thyrsus, from Ancient Greek θύρσος (thúrsos, “Bacchic staff”). Doublet of thyrse, thyrsus, and torse.
Pronunciation
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
Meronyms
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Welsh: torso
Translations
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Further reading
Anagrams
Danish
Noun
torso c (singular definite torsoen, plural indefinite torsoer)
Declension
common gender |
singular | plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | torso | torsoen | torsoer | torsoerne |
genitive | torsos | torsoens | torsoers | torsoernes |
Finnish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtorso/, [ˈt̪o̞rs̠o̞]
- Rhymes: -orso
- Syllabification(key): tor‧so
- Hyphenation(key): tor‧so
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. |
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Synonyms
- (loser): epäonnistuja, kädetön, kämmäri
Further reading
- “torso”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023
Anagrams
Italian
Etymology
From Latin thyrsus, from Ancient Greek θύρσος (thúrsos, “Bacchic staff”). Doublet of tirso.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtor.so/, /ˈtɔr.so/[1]
- Rhymes: -orso, -ɔrso
- Hyphenation: tór‧so, tòr‧so
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
- torsolata
Descendants
References
- ^ torso in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Anagrams
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈtoʁ.su/ [ˈtoh.su]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ˈtoɾ.su/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈtoʁ.su/ [ˈtoχ.su]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈtoɻ.so/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈtoɾ.su/
- Rhymes: -oʁsu, -oɾsu
- Homophone: torço
- Hyphenation: tor‧so
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Italian torso, from Latin thyrsus, from Ancient Greek θύρσος (thúrsos, “Bacchic staff”). Doublet of tirso and possibly troço.
Noun
torso m (plural torsos)
- (anatomy) torso
- Synonym: tronco
- artistic work that represents the human torso, without head or limbs (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)
Etymology 2
From Latin torsus, via tortus, past participle of torquēre.
Adjective
torso (feminine torsa, masculine plural torsos, feminine plural torsas)
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian torso, from Latin thyrsus, from Ancient Greek θύρσος (thúrsos, “Bacchic staff”). Doublet of tirso and possibly trozo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtoɾso/ [ˈt̪oɾ.so]
Audio (Colombia): (file) - Rhymes: -oɾso
- Syllabification: tor‧so
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 [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
Anagrams
Welsh
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɔrsɔ/
Noun
torso m (plural torsoau)
Mutation
radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
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torso | dorso | nhorso | thorso |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
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