retorta

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Czech

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Pronunciation

Noun

retorta f

  1. (chemistry) retort

Declension

Declension of retorta (hard feminine)
singular plural
nominative retorta retorty
genitive retorty retort
dative retortě retortám
accusative retortu retorty
vocative retorto retorty
locative retortě retortách
instrumental retortou retortami

Further reading

  • “retorta”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • “retorta”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Latin

Etymology 1

Substantivization of etymology 2 (literally "bent back"). Found in the Lex Salica.[1]

Noun

retorta f (genitive retortae); first declension (Late Latin)

  1. withe
Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative retorta retortae
Genitive retortae retortārum
Dative retortae retortīs
Accusative retortam retortās
Ablative retortā retortīs
Vocative retorta retortae
Descendants
  • Italo-Romance:
    • Italian: ritorta
  • Gallo-Romance:
  • Ibero-Romance:

References

  1. ^ Niermeyer, Jan Frederik (1976) “retorta”, in Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus, Leiden, Boston: E. J. Brill, page 917

Etymology 2

Participle

retorta

  1. inflection of retortus:
    1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Participle

retortā

  1. ablative feminine singular of retortus

Polish

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rɛˈtɔr.ta/
  • Rhymes: -ɔrta
  • Syllabification: re‧tor‧ta

Noun

retorta f

  1. (chemistry) retort

Declension

Declension of retorta
singular plural
nominative retorta retorty
genitive retorty retort
dative retorcie retortom
accusative retortę retorty
instrumental retortą retortami
locative retorcie retortach
vocative retorto retorty

Derived terms

adjective

Further reading

  • retorta in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • retorta in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin retorta, from Latin retortus.

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: re‧tor‧ta

Noun

retorta f (plural retortas)

  1. (chemistry) retort (flask used in distillation)

Spanish

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Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin retorta, from Latin retortus.

Noun

retorta f (plural retortas)

  1. (chemistry) retort (flask used in distillation)

Further reading

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