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torn

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See also: Torn, tørn, and Törn

English

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Verb

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torn

  1. past participle of tear

Usage notes

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  • The past participle of tear (produce liquid from the eyes), is teared.

Adjective

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torn (comparative more torn, superlative most torn)

  1. Unable to decide between multiple options.
    I'm torn between pizza and hamburgers.

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Catalan

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Etymology

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From Latin tornus. First attested in the 14th century.[1]

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Noun

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torn m (plural torns)

  1. lathe, potter's wheel
  2. turn, go (as in take turns or as a move in a game)
    Synonym: tanda

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ torn”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024

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Cornish

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Noun

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torn

  1. Hard mutation of dorn.
  2. Mixed mutation of dorn.

Danish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse þorn, from Proto-Germanic *þurnuz, from Proto-Indo-European *tr̥nós, from *(s)ter- (stiff).

Noun

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torn c (singular definite tornen, plural indefinite torne)

  1. thorn

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Estonian

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German tōrn, from Old French tor.

Noun

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torn (genitive torni, partitive torni)

  1. tower

Declension

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Declension of torn (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation)
singular plural
nominative torn tornid
accusative nom.
gen. torni
genitive tornide
partitive torni torne
tornisid
illative torni
tornisse
tornidesse
tornesse
inessive tornis tornides
tornes
elative tornist tornidest
tornest
allative tornile tornidele
tornele
adessive tornil tornidel
tornel
ablative tornilt tornidelt
tornelt
translative torniks tornideks
torneks
terminative tornini tornideni
essive tornina tornidena
abessive tornita tornideta
comitative torniga tornidega

References

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Further reading

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  • torn”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009

Faroese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse þorn (thorn), from Proto-Germanic *þurnuz (thorn, sloe), from Proto-Indo-European *tr̥nós, from *(s)ter-. Compare Norwegian Bokmål torn, Icelandic þyrnir, Danish torn, Swedish törne, Dutch doorn, German Dorn, English thorn.

Noun

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torn f (genitive singular tornar, plural tornir)

  1. (botany) hawthorn bush; thorn
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f2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative torn tornin tornir tornirnar
accusative torn tornina tornir tornirnar
dative torn tornini tornum tornunum
genitive tornar tornarinnar torna tornanna
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Etymology 2

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From late Old Norse turn, from Middle Low German torn, from Latin turris.

Noun

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torn n (genitive singular torns, plural torn)

  1. tower, belfry, spire
  2. dungeon
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n3 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative torn tornið torn tornini
accusative torn tornið torn tornini
dative torni torninum tornum tornunum
genitive torns tornsins torna tornanna
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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Old Norse þorn, from Proto-Germanic *þurnuz, from Proto-Indo-European *tr̥nós, from *(s)ter- (stiff). Compare Danish torn, Swedish törne, Icelandic þyrnir, Dutch doorn, German Dorn, English thorn.

Noun

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torn m (definite singular tornen, indefinite plural torner, definite plural tornene)

  1. thorn

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Old Norse þorn, from Proto-Germanic *þurnuz, from Proto-Indo-European *tr̥nós, from *(s)ter- (stiff). Compare Danish torn, Swedish törne, Icelandic þyrnir, Dutch doorn, German Dorn, English thorn.

Noun

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torn m (definite singular tornen, indefinite plural tornar, definite plural tornane)

  1. thorn

Old English

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-West Germanic *torn, from Proto-Germanic *turnaz (bitter).

Adjective

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torn (superlative tornost)

  1. bitter; painful; severe
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Etymology 2

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From Proto-West Germanic *torn, from Proto-Germanic *turnaz (bitterness, anger).

Noun

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torn n (nominative plural torn)

  1. anger, anguish, distress
Declension
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Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative torn torn
accusative torn torn
genitive tornes torna
dative torne tornum

Romanian

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Verb

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torn

  1. inflection of turna:
    1. first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. third-person plural present indicative

Swedish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse turn, from Middle Low German tōrn, tōren, from Old French tor, from Latin turris, from Ancient Greek τύρρις (túrrhis), τύρσις (túrsis), from a Mediterranean substrate loan.

Noun

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torn n

  1. tower
  2. (chess) rook
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See also

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Chess pieces in Swedish · schackpjäser (schack + pjäser) (layout · text)
♚ ♛ ♜ ♝ ♞ ♟
kung dam, drottning torn löpare springare, häst bonde

Etymology 2

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From Old Swedish þorn, from Old Norse þorn, from Proto-Germanic *þurnuz, whence also Old English þorn (English thorn). From Proto-Indo-European *tr̥nós from *(s)ter- (stiff).

Noun

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torn c

  1. (botany) thorn
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