torg
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse torg, from Old East Slavic търгъ (tŭrgŭ, “marketplace”), from Proto-Slavic *tъrgъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tʰɔɹk/
- Rhymes: -ɔɹk
Noun
torg n (genitive singular torgs, plural torg)
- city square, market
Declension
Declension of torg | ||||
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n3 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | torg | torgið | torg | torgini |
accusative | torg | torgið | torg | torgini |
dative | torgi | torginum | torgum | torgunum |
genitive | torgs | torgsins | torga | torganna |
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse torg, from Old East Slavic търгъ (tŭrgŭ, “trade, trading, commerce; (trade) square”),[1] from Proto-Slavic *tъrgъ. Cognate with Danish torv and Swedish torg (“a city square”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tʰɔrk/
- Rhymes: -ɔrk
Noun
torg n (genitive singular torgs, nominative plural torg)
- a city square (open space in a town)
Declension
n-s | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | torg | torgið | torg | torgin |
accusative | torg | torgið | torg | torgin |
dative | torgi | torginu | torgum | torgunum |
genitive | torgs | torgsins | torga | torganna |
References
- “On Icelandic”, in (please provide the title of the work), accessed 6 September 2011, archived from the original on 2014-03-08
Anagrams
- trog
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- torv
Etymology
From Old East Slavic търгъ (tŭrgŭ, “trade, trading, commerce; (trade) square”), from Proto-Slavic *tъrgъ, via Old Norse torg. Compare with Danish torv.
Noun
torg n (definite singular torget, indefinite plural torg, definite plural torga or torgene)
- city square, market place
References
- “torg” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse torg.
Noun
torg n (definite singular torget, indefinite plural torg, definite plural torga)
- city square, market place
References
- “torg” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Norse
Etymology
From Old East Slavic търгъ (tŭrgŭ, “trade, trading, commerce; (trade) square”), from Proto-Slavic *tъrgъ.
Noun
torg n
- marketplace
Declension
neuter | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | torg | torgit | torg | torgin |
accusative | torg | torgit | torg | torgin |
dative | torgi | torginu | torgum | torgunum |
genitive | torgs | torgsins | torga | torganna |
Descendants
- Icelandic: torg
- Faroese: torg
- Norwegian Nynorsk: torg
- Norwegian Bokmål: torg
- Swedish: torg
- Danish: torv
- → Finnish: tori
References
- “torg”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse torg, from Old East Slavic търгъ (tŭrgŭ, “trade, trading, commerce; (trade) square”), from Proto-Slavic *tъrgъ. Cognate with Danish torv and Icelandic torg (“a square”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɔrj/
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Noun
torg n
- city square, market, plaza
Declension
Declension of torg | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | torg | torget | torg | torgen |
Genitive | torgs | torgets | torgs | torgens |
Further reading
- torg in Svensk ordbok.