torsen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch torsen (“to pack, load”) (compare metathesized trossen, meaning the same), from Old French torser (“to pack, bind together”) (French trousser), from Vulgar Latin *torsare, from *torsus, a variant form of tortus, the past participle of torqueō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɔr.sə(n)/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɔrsən

Verb

torsen

1. (archaic) To carry or bear with difficulty.

Inflection

Conjugation of torsen (weak)
infinitive	torsen
past singular	torste
past participle	getorst
infinitive	torsen
gerund	torsen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	tors	torste
2nd person sing. (jij)	torst, tors2	torste
2nd person sing. (u)	torst	torste
2nd person sing. (gij)	torst	torste
3rd person singular	torst	torste
plural	torsen	torsten
subjunctive sing.1	torse	torste
subjunctive plur.1	torsen	torsten
imperative sing.	tors
imperative plur.1	torst
participles	torsend	getorst
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

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Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɔrsɛn/

Verb

torsen

1. (colloquial) Alternative form of torren

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
torsen	dorsen	nhorsen	thorsen
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.