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torso

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English

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The torso of Apollo.

Etymology

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From Italian torso, from Late Latin tursus, from Latin thyrsus, from Ancient Greek θύρσος (thúrsos, “Bacchic staff”). Doublet of thyrse, thyrsus, and torse.

Pronunciation

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  • (non-rhotic)
    • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈtɔː.səʊ̯/, [ˈtʰɔː.səʊ̯] ~ [ˈtʰɔː.sɵ̞ʊ̯]
  • (rhotic)
    • (US) IPA(key): /ˈtoɹ.soʊ̯/, [ˈtʰoɹ.soʊ̯] ~ /ˈtɔɹ.sɔʊ̯/, [ˈtʰɔɹ.sɔʊ̯]
      • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)səʊ
  • Hyphenation: tor‧so

Noun

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torso (plural torsos or torsi)

  2. The main part of the (human) body that extends from the neck to the groin, excluding the head and limbs.
    Synonyms: torse (obsolete), trunk
    Meronyms: abdomen, thorax
    • 2026 September 20, Christina Morales, Lauren McGaughy, and Devon Lum, “ICE Agent Shoots Venezuelan Immigrant in Austin, Local Authorities Say”, in The New York Times:
      An Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot an immigrant from Venezuela in the torso in Austin, Texas, local authorities said, the latest violent episode to occur as the Trump administration pushes to increase deportations. ¶The injured man, Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, 28, was taken to a hospital, but his wife was not allowed to see him, said Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch, an immigration lawyer who said at the hospital that she is now representing him and his family.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • → Welsh: torso

Translations

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body excluding the head and limbs

Further reading

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Anagrams

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Danish

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Noun

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torso c (singular definite torsoen, plural indefinite torsoer)

  1. torso, upper body

Declension

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Declension of torso
common
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative torso torsoen torsoer torsoerne
genitive torsos torsoens torsoers torsoernes

Finnish

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Etymology

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From Italian torso.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtorso/, [ˈt̪o̞rs̠o̞]
  • Rhymes: -orso
  • Syllabification(key): tor‧so
  • Hyphenation(key): tor‧so

Noun

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torso

  1. torso
  2. (figurative) something unfinished or incomplete, especially an unfinished or incomplete work of art
  3. (colloquial) loser
    Synonyms: epäonnistuja, kädetön, kämmäri

Declension

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Inflection of torso (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative torso torsot
genitive torson torsojen
partitive torsoa torsoja
illative torsoon torsoihin
singular plural
nominative torso torsot
accusative nom. torso torsot
gen. torson
genitive torson torsojen
partitive torsoa torsoja
inessive torsossa torsoissa
elative torsosta torsoista
illative torsoon torsoihin
adessive torsolla torsoilla
ablative torsolta torsoilta
allative torsolle torsoille
essive torsona torsoina
translative torsoksi torsoiksi
abessive torsotta torsoitta
instructive — torsoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of torso (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative torsoni torsoni
accusative nom. torsoni torsoni
gen. torsoni
genitive torsoni torsojeni
partitive torsoani torsojani
inessive torsossani torsoissani
elative torsostani torsoistani
illative torsooni torsoihini
adessive torsollani torsoillani
ablative torsoltani torsoiltani
allative torsolleni torsoilleni
essive torsonani torsoinani
translative torsokseni torsoikseni
abessive torsottani torsoittani
instructive — —
comitative — torsoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative torsosi torsosi
accusative nom. torsosi torsosi
gen. torsosi
genitive torsosi torsojesi
partitive torsoasi torsojasi
inessive torsossasi torsoissasi
elative torsostasi torsoistasi
illative torsoosi torsoihisi
adessive torsollasi torsoillasi
ablative torsoltasi torsoiltasi
allative torsollesi torsoillesi
essive torsonasi torsoinasi
translative torsoksesi torsoiksesi
abessive torsottasi torsoittasi
instructive — —
comitative — torsoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative torsomme torsomme
accusative nom. torsomme torsomme
gen. torsomme
genitive torsomme torsojemme
partitive torsoamme torsojamme
inessive torsossamme torsoissamme
elative torsostamme torsoistamme
illative torsoomme torsoihimme
adessive torsollamme torsoillamme
ablative torsoltamme torsoiltamme
allative torsollemme torsoillemme
essive torsonamme torsoinamme
translative torsoksemme torsoiksemme
abessive torsottamme torsoittamme
instructive — —
comitative — torsoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative torsonne torsonne
accusative nom. torsonne torsonne
gen. torsonne
genitive torsonne torsojenne
partitive torsoanne torsojanne
inessive torsossanne torsoissanne
elative torsostanne torsoistanne
illative torsoonne torsoihinne
adessive torsollanne torsoillanne
ablative torsoltanne torsoiltanne
allative torsollenne torsoillenne
essive torsonanne torsoinanne
translative torsoksenne torsoiksenne
abessive torsottanne torsoittanne
instructive — —
comitative — torsoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative torsonsa torsonsa
accusative nom. torsonsa torsonsa
gen. torsonsa
genitive torsonsa torsojensa
partitive torsoaan
torsoansa 		torsojaan
torsojansa
inessive torsossaan
torsossansa 		torsoissaan
torsoissansa
elative torsostaan
torsostansa 		torsoistaan
torsoistansa
illative torsoonsa torsoihinsa
adessive torsollaan
torsollansa 		torsoillaan
torsoillansa
ablative torsoltaan
torsoltansa 		torsoiltaan
torsoiltansa
allative torsolleen
torsollensa 		torsoilleen
torsoillensa
essive torsonaan
torsonansa 		torsoinaan
torsoinansa
translative torsokseen
torsoksensa 		torsoikseen
torsoiksensa
abessive torsottaan
torsottansa 		torsoittaan
torsoittansa
instructive — —
comitative — torsoineen
torsoinensa

Further reading

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Anagrams

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Italian

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Etymology

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From Latin thyrsus, from Ancient Greek θύρσος (thúrsos, “Bacchic staff”). Doublet of tirso.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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torso m (plural torsi)

  1. torso
  2. a statue that is missing its head and limbs
  3. (botany) the large stem of plants such as a cabbage

Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ “torso” in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Anagrams

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Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Italian torso, from Latin thyrsus, from Ancient Greek θύρσος (thúrsos, “Bacchic staff”). Doublet of tirso and possibly troço.

Noun

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torso m (plural torsos)

  1. (anatomy) torso
    Synonym: tronco
  2. artistic work that represents the human torso, without head or limbs (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)

Etymology 2

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From Latin torsus, via tortus, past participle of torquēre.

Adjective

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torso (feminine torsa, masculine plural torsos, feminine plural torsas)

  1. twisted, crooked
  2. Solomonic (said, in particular, of the column with a shaft carved in a spiral)

Further reading

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Spanish

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Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia es

Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian torso, from Latin thyrsus, from Ancient Greek θύρσος (thúrsos, “Bacchic staff”). Doublet of tirso and possibly trozo.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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torso m (plural torsos)

  1. (anatomy) torso
    Synonym: tronco
  2. (art) a sculpture of it
  3. (photography) a picture of a person, excluded legs

Further reading

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Anagrams

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Welsh

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Etymology

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From English torso.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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torso m (plural torsoau)

  1. torso
    Synonym: bongorff

Mutation

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Mutated forms of torso
radical soft nasal aspirate
torso dorso nhorso thorso

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “torso”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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