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”), 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

Anagrams

• trog

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• torv

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

• “torg” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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

• “torg” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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

• (Greater Poland):
  • (Central Greater Poland) IPA^(key): /ˈtɔrk/

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:

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Noun

torg n

1. city square, market, plaza

Declension

Declension of torg

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	torg	torgs
	definite	torget	torgets
plural	indefinite	torg	torgs
	definite	torgen	torgens

Further reading

• torg in Svensk ordbok.