Definitions and meaning of torc
torc
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɔː(ɹ)k/
- Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)k
- Homophones: torq, torque; talk (non-rhotic)
Noun
torc (plural torcs)
- Alternative spelling of torque (“necklace”).
Anagrams
- -cort, -cort-, COTR, Cort, Octr, Octr., ROTC, Troc, cort-, ctor
Aromanian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *torcō, from Latin torqueō. Compare Romanian toarce, torc.
Verb
torc first-singular present indicative (third-person singular present indicative tortsi, past participle torse)
- to spin (yarn)
Related terms
- turtseri
- tors
- stãcor
- turte
Irish
Pronunciation
- (Munster, Connacht) IPA(key): /t̪ˠɔɾˠk/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /t̪ˠʌɾˠk/
Etymology 1
From Old Irish torc¹, from Proto-Celtic *tworkos (“boar”).
Noun
torc m (genitive singular toirc, nominative plural toirc)
- wild boar (Sus scrofa)
- portly, corpulent, person; man of substance
- Synonym: torclach
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Old Irish torc², from Latin torquis.
Noun
torc m (genitive singular toirc, nominative plural toirc)
- torque (braided necklace or collar)
Etymology 3
Borrowed from English torque, from Latin torqueō (“I twist”).
Noun
torc m (genitive singular toirc, nominative plural toirc)
- (physics) torque
Declension
Mutation
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “torc”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 torc (‘boar’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “3 torc (‘collar, torque’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Old Irish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Celtic *tworkos (“boar”) (compare Welsh twrch).
Noun
torc m
- boar
- chieftain, hero
Inflection
Derived terms
Descendants
- Irish: torc
- Scottish Gaelic: torc
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Latin torquis.
Noun
torc m
- torque (necklace)
Inflection
Descendants
Mutation
References
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 torc (‘boar’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “3 torc (‘collar, torque’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Romanian
Verb
torc
- inflection of toarce:
- first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- third-person plural present indicative
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish torc¹, from Proto-Celtic *tworkos (“boar”).
Noun
torc m (genitive singular tuirc, plural tuirc)
- boar
Derived terms
- torc allaidh
- torc fiadhaich
Mutation
References
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 torc (‘boar’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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