torve

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Danish

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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torve n

  1. indefinite plural of torv

French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin torvus.

Adjective

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torve (plural torves)

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

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Italian

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Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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torve

  1. feminine plural of torvo

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Latin

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Adjective

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torve

  1. vocative masculine singular of torvus

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Norse torfa f.

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Noun

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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

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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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