torc
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torc¹ 
torc²
torc¹
torc²
See also: torç
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɔː(ɹ)k/
- Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)k
- Homophones: torq, torque, talk ('talk' in non-rhotic accents only)
Noun
torc (plural torcs)
- Alternative spelling of torque (“necklace”)
Anagrams
Aromanian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *torcō, from Latin torqueō. Compare Romanian toarce, torc.
Verb
torc first-singular present indicative (third-person singular present indicative tortsi, past participle torse)
- to spin (yarn)
Related terms
Irish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Irish torc¹, from Proto-Celtic *tworkos (“boar”).
Noun
torc m (genitive singular toirc, nominative plural toirc)
Derived terms
- toirceoil f (“boar meat, brawn”)
- torc na bhfaithní m (“warthog”)
- torc-chú m (“boarhound”)
- torcán m (“little, young, boar; small corpulent person”)
- torcshleá f (“boar-spear”)
Etymology 2
From Old Irish torc², from Latin torquis.
Noun
torc m (genitive singular toirc, nominative plural toirc)
- torque (braided necklace or collar)
Etymology 3
Borrowed from English torque, from Latin torqueō (“I twist”).
Noun
torc m (genitive singular toirc, nominative plural toirc)
Declension
Declension of torc
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| torc | thorc | dtorc |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “torc”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 torc (‘boar’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “3 torc (‘collar, torque’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Old Irish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Celtic *tworkos (“boar”) (compare Welsh twrch).
Noun
torc m
Inflection
| Masculine o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | torc | torcL | tuircL |
| Vocative | tuirc | torcL | turcuH |
| Accusative | torcN | torcL | turcuH |
| Genitive | tuircL | torc | torcN |
| Dative | turcL | torcaib | torcaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
Noun
torc m
- torque (necklace)
Inflection
| Masculine o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | torc | torcL | tuircL |
| Vocative | tuirc | torcL | turcuH |
| Accusative | torcN | torcL | turcuH |
| Genitive | tuircL | torc | torcN |
| Dative | turcL | torcaib | torcaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Descendants
- Irish: torc
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| torc | thorc | torc pronounced with /d(ʲ)-/ |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 torc (‘boar’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “3 torc (‘collar, torque’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Romanian
Verb
torc
- inflection of toarce:
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish torc¹, from Proto-Celtic *tworkos (“boar”).
Noun
torc m (genitive singular tuirc, plural tuirc)
Derived terms
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| torc | thorc |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
References
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 torc (‘boar’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language