torve

Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɔrvə/, [ˈtˢɒːʊ]
  • Homophone: tove

Noun

torve n

  1. indefinite plural of torv

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin torvus.

Adjective

torve (plural torves)

  1. sinister, menacing
  2. (pathology) having a squint as exhibited by a sufferer of strabismus

Further reading

Anagrams

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtor.ve/
  • Rhymes: -orve
  • Hyphenation: tór‧ve

Adjective

torve

  1. feminine plural of torvo

Anagrams

Latin

Adjective

torve

  1. vocative masculine singular of torvus

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse torfa f.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²tɔrʋɑ/

Noun

torve f (definite singular torva, indefinite plural torver, definite plural torvene)

  1. 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)

  1. to extract peat
  2. to cover, patch with peat

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