Torf
See also: torf
German
Etymology
From Middle Low German torf, from Old Saxon turf, *torf, from Proto-Germanic *turbz, from Proto-Indo-European *derbʰ-. The Proto-Germanic etymon was possibly inherited in Old High German as zurf (one attestation). More at turf.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɔʁf/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɔʁf
Noun
Torf m (genitive Torfes or Torfs, plural Torfe)
- peat
Descendants
Declension of Torf
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Torf | die | Torfe |
genitive | eines | des | Torfes, Torfs | der | Torfe |
dative | einem | dem | Torf, Torfe1 | den | Torfen |
accusative | einen | den | Torf | die | Torfe |
1Now uncommon, see notes
Derived terms
- torfig
Descendants
- Polish: torf
- Portuguese: turfa
- Russian: торф (torf)
- Abkhaz: а-то́рф (ā-ṭórf)
- Armenian: տորֆ (torf)
- Azerbaijani: torf
- Georgian: ტორფი (ṭorpi)
- Ossetian: торф (torf)
Further reading
- Torf in Duden online