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

• “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

1. feminine plural of torvo

Anagrams

• trevo, verto, vetro

Latin

Adjective

torve

1. 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)

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

Further reading

• “torve” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.