torve

torve

Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɔrvə/, [ˈtˢɒːʊ]
  • Homophone: tove

Noun

torve n

  1. indefinite plural of torv

French

Etymology

    Borrowed from Latin torvus.

    Adjective

    torve (plural torves)

    1. sinister, menacing
    2. (pathology) having a squint as exhibited by a sufferer of strabismus

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    Italian

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈtor.ve/
    • Rhymes: -orve
    • Hyphenation: tór‧ve

    Adjective

    torve

    1. feminine plural of torvo

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    Latin

    Adjective

    torve

    1. vocative masculine singular of torvus

    Norwegian Nynorsk

    Alternative forms

    Etymology

    From Old Norse torfa f.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /²tɔrʋɑ/

    Noun

    torve f (definite singular torva, indefinite plural torver, definite plural torvene)

    1. a turf, a piece of earth covered with grass, cut from the soil

    Verb

    torve (present tense torvar, past tense torva, past participle torva, passive infinitive torvast, present participle torvande, imperative torve/torv)

    1. to extract peat
    2. to cover, patch with peat

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