Torf

See also: torf

German

Etymology

From Middle Low German torf, from Old Saxon turf, *torf, from Proto-West Germanic *turb, from Proto-Germanic *turbz, from Proto-Indo-European *derbʰ-. The Proto-Germanic etymon was possibly inherited in Old High German as zurf (one attestation). More at turf.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɔʁf/
• Rhymes: -ɔʁf

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Noun

Torf m (strong, genitive Torfes or Torfs, plural Torfe)

1. peat

Declension

Declension of Torf [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Torf	die	Torfe
genitive	eines	des	Torfes, Torfs	der	Torfe
dative	einem	dem	Torf, Torfe1	den	Torfen
accusative	einen	den	Torf	die	Torfe

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• torfig
• vertorfen

Descendants

• Polish: torf
• Portuguese: turfa
• Russian: торф (torf)
  • → Abkhaz: а-то́рф (a-tʼórf)
  • → Armenian: տորֆ (torf)
  • → Azerbaijani: torf
  • → Georgian: ტორფი (ṭorpi)
  • → Ossetian: торф (torf)

Further reading

• “Torf” in Duden online
• “Torf” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Torf” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.