torques

English

Verb

torques

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of torque

Noun

torques

  1. plural of torque

Etymology 2

Latin torquēs

Noun

torques (plural torqueses)

  1. (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.

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Pronunciation

Verb

torques

  1. second-person singular present indicative of torcar

Latin

Pronunciation

Verb

torquēs

  1. second-person singular present active indicative of torqueō

Noun

torquēs

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of torquis

Noun

torquēs f (genitive torquis); third declension

  1. Alternative form of torquis

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem, accusative singular in -em or -im, ablative singular in -e or ).

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)

  1. torque (a collar often made of metal and worn by various European peoples in ancient times)

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