torve

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɔrvə/, [ˈtˢɒːʊ]
• Homophone: tove

Noun

torve n

1. indefinite plural of torv

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin torvus.

Adjective

torve (plural torves)

1. sinister, menacing
2. (pathology) having a squint as exhibited by a sufferer of strabismus

Further reading

• “torve” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• orvet, voter, votre, vôtre

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Italian

Adjective

torve

1. feminine plural of torvo

Anagrams

• verto, vetro

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Latin

Adjective

torve

1. vocative masculine singular of torvus

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• torva (a infinitive)

Etymology

From Old Norse torfa f.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²tɔrʋɑ/

Noun

torve f (definite singular torva, indefinite plural torver, definite plural torvene)

1. a turf, a piece of earth covered with grass, cut from the soil

Verb

torve (present tense torvar, past tense torva, past participle torva, passive infinitive torvast, present participle torvande, imperative torv)

1. to extract peat
2. to cover, patch with peat

Further reading

• “torve” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.