tortera

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [turˈte.ɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [torˈte.ɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [toɾˈte.ɾa]

Noun

tortera f (plural torteres)

1. (spinning) spindle whorl

   Synonym: fusaiola

Piedmontese

Alternative forms

• turtera

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /turˈtera/

Noun

tortera f (plural tortere)

1. cake tin

Spanish

Noun

tortera f (plural torteras)

1. spindle whorl

Further reading

• “tortera”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Swedish

Etymology

From tortyr +‎ -era, attested from 1647.

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
present participle		torterande
past participle		torterad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• torterare

Anagrams

• roterat