tortera

tortera

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /toɾˈte.ɾə/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /turˈte.ɾə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /toɾˈte.ɾa/

Noun

tortera f (plural torteres)

1. (spinning) spindle whorl

   Synonym: fusaiola

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Piedmontese

Alternative forms

• turtera

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /turˈtera/

Noun

tortera f (plural tortere)

1. cake tin

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Spanish

Noun

tortera f (plural torteras)

1. spindle whorl

Further reading

• “tortera”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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Swedish

Etymology

From tortyr +‎ -era, attested from 1647.[1]

Verb

tortera (present torterar, preterite torterade, supine torterat, imperative tortera)

1. to torture (to perform illegal acts of pain or suffering)

Conjugation

Conjugation of tortera (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	tortera		torteras
Supine	torterat		torterats
Imperative	tortera		—
Imper. plural1	torteren		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	torterar	torterade	torteras	torterades
Ind. plural1	tortera	torterade	torteras	torterades
Subjunctive2	tortere	torterade	torteres	torterades
	Participles
Present participle	torterande
Past participle	torterad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• torterare

References

1. tortera in Svensk ordbok.

Anagrams

• roterat