torve
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɔrvə/, [ˈtˢɒːʊ]
- Homophone: tove
Noun
torve n
- indefinite plural of torv
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin torvus.
Adjective
torve (plural torves)
- sinister, menacing
- (pathology) having a squint as exhibited by a sufferer of strabismus
Further reading
- “torve”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- orvet, voter, votre, vôtre
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtor.ve/
- Rhymes: -orve
- Hyphenation: tór‧ve
Adjective
torve
- feminine plural of torvo
Anagrams
- trevo, verto, vetro
Latin
Adjective
torve
- vocative masculine singular of torvus
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- torva (a infinitive)
Etymology
From Old Norse torfa f.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²tɔrʋɑ/
Noun
torve f (definite singular torva, indefinite plural torver, definite plural torvene)
- a turf, a piece of earth covered with grass, cut from the soil
Verb
torve (present tense torvar, past tense torva, past participle torva, passive infinitive torvast, present participle torvande, imperative torve/torv)
- to extract peat
- to cover, patch with peat
Further reading
- “torve” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.