torques
English
Verb
torques
- Third-person singular simple present indicative form of torque
Noun
torques
- plural of torque
Etymology 2
Latin torquēs
Noun
torques (plural torqueses)
- (historical) A collar or necklace of twisted metal (often military); torque.
- 1855, The Cambrian Journal (page 18)
- The torqueses worn by their chiefs, and which were displayed as valuable trophies at Rome, were exquisite works of art, as is proved by such as have been dug up from time to time.
- 1855, The Cambrian Journal (page 18)
Anagrams
- questor, quoters, roquets
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈtor.kʷeːs/, [ˈt̪ɔrkʷeːs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈtor.kwes/, [ˈt̪ɔrkwes]
Verb
torquēs
- second-person singular present active indicative of torqueō
Noun
torquēs
- nominative/accusative/vocative plural of torquis
Noun
torquēs f (genitive torquis); third declension
- Alternative form of torquis
Declension
Third-declension noun (i-stem, accusative singular in -em or -im, ablative singular in -e or -ī).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | torquēs | torquēs |
Genitive | torquis | torquium |
Dative | torquī | torquibus |
Accusative | torquem torquim | torquēs torquīs |
Ablative | torque torquī | torquibus |
Vocative | torquēs | torquēs |
References
- “torques”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “torques”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin torques.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtoɾkes/ [ˈt̪oɾ.kes]
- Rhymes: -oɾkes
- Syllabification: tor‧ques
Noun
torques f (plural torques)
- torque (a collar often made of metal and worn by various European peoples in ancient times)
Further reading
- “torques”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014