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torvus

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Latin

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Etymology

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From the same root as Sanskrit तर्जति (tarjati, to threaten, frighten), Ancient Greek τάρβος (tárbos, terror; awe), Welsh tarfu (to scare away).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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torvus (feminine torva, neuter torvum, adverb torviter); first/second-declension adjective

  1. savage, fierce, harsh, stern
  2. pitiless, grim

Declension

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First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative torvus torva torvum torvī torvae torva
genitive torvī torvae torvī torvōrum torvārum torvōrum
dative torvō torvae torvō torvīs
accusative torvum torvam torvum torvōs torvās torva
ablative torvō torvā torvō torvīs
vocative torve torva torvum torvī torvae torva

Descendants

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  • French: torve
  • Italian: torvo
  • Portuguese: torvo
  • Spanish: torvo

References

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  • torvus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • torvus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • torvus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.