torso
English
Etymology
From ItalianCategory:English terms borrowed from Italian#TORSOCategory:English terms derived from Italian#TORSO torso, from Late LatinCategory:English terms derived from Late Latin#TORSO tursus, from LatinCategory:English terms derived from Latin#TORSO thyrsus, from Ancient GreekCategory:English terms derived from Ancient Greek#TORSO θύρσος (thúrsos, “Bacchic staff”). Doublet of thyrse, thyrsus, and torseCategory:English doublets#TORSO.
Pronunciation
- (non-rhotic)
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈtɔː.səʊ̯/, [ˈtʰɔː.səʊ̯] ~ [ˈtʰɔː.sɵ̞ʊ̯]Category:English 2-syllable words#TORSOCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#TORSO
- (rhotic)
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈtoɹ.soʊ̯/, [ˈtʰoɹ.soʊ̯] ~ /ˈtɔɹ.sɔʊ̯/, [ˈtʰɔɹ.sɔʊ̯]Category:English 2-syllable words#TORSOCategory:English 2-syllable words#TORSOCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#TORSO
- Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)səʊCategory:Rhymes:English/ɔː(ɹ)səʊ#TORSOCategory:Rhymes:English/ɔː(ɹ)səʊ/2 syllables#TORSO
- Hyphenation: tor‧so
Noun
torso (plural torsos or torsi)Category:English lemmas#TORSOCategory:English nouns#TORSOCategory:English countable nouns#TORSOCategory:English nouns with irregular plurals#TORSOCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#TORSOCategory:Pages with entries#TORSOCategory:Pages with 7 entries#TORSO
- The main part of the (human) body that extends from the neck to the groin, excluding the head and limbs.
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Welsh: torso
Translations
Further reading
Anagrams
Category:en:Anatomy#TORSODanish
Noun
torso c (singular definite torsoen, plural indefinite torsoer)Category:Danish lemmas#TORSOCategory:Danish nouns#TORSOCategory:Danish entries with incorrect language header#TORSOCategory:Danish common-gender nouns#TORSOCategory:Pages with entries#TORSOCategory:Pages with 7 entries#TORSO
Declension
| common gender |
singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | torso | torsoen | torsoer | torsoerne |
| genitive | torsos | torsoens | torsoers | torsoernes |
Finnish
Etymology
From ItalianCategory:Finnish terms derived from Italian#TORSO torso.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtorso/, [ˈt̪o̞rs̠o̞]Category:Finnish 2-syllable words#TORSOCategory:Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation#TORSO
- Rhymes: -orsoCategory:Rhymes:Finnish/orso#TORSOCategory:Rhymes:Finnish/orso/2 syllables#TORSO
- Syllabification(key): tor‧so
- Hyphenation(key): tor‧so
Noun
torsoCategory:Finnish lemmas#TORSOCategory:Finnish nouns#TORSOCategory:Finnish entries with incorrect language header#TORSOCategory:Pages with entries#TORSOCategory:Pages with 7 entries#TORSO
- torso
- (figurative) something unfinished or incomplete, especially an unfinished or incomplete work of art
- (colloquialCategory:Finnish colloquialisms#TORSO) loser
- Synonyms: epäonnistuja, kädetön, kämmäri
Declension
| Inflection of torso (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | torso | torsot | |
| genitive | torson | torsojen | |
| partitive | torsoa | torsoja | |
| illative | torsoon | torsoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | torso | torsot | |
| accusative | nom. | torso | torsot |
| gen. | torson | ||
| genitive | torson | torsojen | |
| partitive | torsoa | torsoja | |
| inessive | torsossa | torsoissa | |
| elative | torsosta | torsoista | |
| illative | torsoon | torsoihin | |
| adessive | torsolla | torsoilla | |
| ablative | torsolta | torsoilta | |
| allative | torsolle | torsoille | |
| essive | torsona | torsoina | |
| translative | torsoksi | torsoiksi | |
| abessive | torsotta | torsoitta | |
| instructive | — | torsoin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
Further reading
- “torso”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023
Anagrams
Italian
Etymology
From LatinCategory:Italian terms derived from Latin#TORSO thyrsusCategory:Italian undefined derivations#TORSO, from Ancient GreekCategory:Italian terms derived from Ancient Greek#TORSO θύρσος (thúrsos, “Bacchic staff”)Category:Italian undefined derivations#TORSO. Doublet of tirsoCategory:Italian doublets#TORSO.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtor.so/, /ˈtɔr.so/[1]Category:Italian 2-syllable words#TORSOCategory:Italian 2-syllable words#TORSOCategory:Italian terms with IPA pronunciation#TORSO
- Rhymes: -orso, -ɔrsoCategory:Rhymes:Italian/orso#TORSOCategory:Rhymes:Italian/orso/2 syllables#TORSOCategory:Rhymes:Italian/ɔrso#TORSOCategory:Rhymes:Italian/ɔrso/2 syllables#TORSO
- Hyphenation: tór‧so, tòr‧so
Noun
torso m (plural torsi)Category:Italian lemmas#TORSOCategory:Italian nouns#TORSOCategory:Italian countable nouns#TORSOCategory:Italian entries with incorrect language header#TORSOCategory:Italian masculine nouns#TORSOCategory:Pages with entries#TORSOCategory:Pages with 7 entries#TORSO
- torso
- a statue that is missing its head and limbs
- (botanyCategory:it:Botany#TORSO) the large stem of plants such as a cabbage
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- ↑ torso in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Anagrams
Category:it:Anatomy#TORSOPortuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈtoʁ.su/ [ˈtoh.su]Category:Portuguese 2-syllable words#TORSOCategory:Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation#TORSO
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ˈtoɾ.su/Category:Portuguese 2-syllable words#TORSOCategory:Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation#TORSO
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈtoʁ.su/ [ˈtoχ.su]Category:Portuguese 2-syllable words#TORSOCategory:Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation#TORSO
- (Caipira) IPA(key): /ˈtoɻ.su/Category:Portuguese 2-syllable words#TORSOCategory:Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation#TORSO
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈtoʁ.so/ [ˈtoh.so]Category:Portuguese 2-syllable words#TORSOCategory:Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation#TORSO
Etymology 1
Borrowed from ItalianCategory:Portuguese terms borrowed from Italian#TORSOCategory:Portuguese terms derived from Italian#TORSO torso, from LatinCategory:Portuguese terms derived from Latin#TORSO thyrsus, from Ancient GreekCategory:Portuguese terms derived from Ancient Greek#TORSO θύρσος (thúrsos, “Bacchic staff”). Doublet of tirsoCategory:Portuguese doublets#TORSO and possibly troço.
Noun
torso m (plural torsos)Category:Portuguese lemmas#TORSOCategory:Portuguese nouns#TORSOCategory:Portuguese countable nouns#TORSOCategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#TORSOCategory:Portuguese masculine nouns#TORSOCategory:Pages with entries#TORSOCategory:Pages with 7 entries#TORSO
- (anatomyCategory:pt:Anatomy#TORSO) torso
- Synonym: tronco
- artistic work that represents the human torso, without head or limbs (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)Category:Portuguese requests for English equivalent term#TORSO
Etymology 2
From LatinCategory:Portuguese terms derived from Latin#TORSO torsus, via tortus, past participle of torquēreCategory:Latin links with redundant wikilinks#TORSO.
Adjective
torso (feminine torsa, masculine plural torsos, feminine plural torsas)Category:Portuguese lemmas#TORSOCategory:Portuguese adjectives#TORSOCategory:Portuguese adjectives with red links in their headword lines#TORSOCategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#TORSOCategory:Pages with entries#TORSOCategory:Pages with 7 entries#TORSO
Further reading
- “torso”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “torso”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from ItalianCategory:Spanish terms borrowed from Italian#TORSOCategory:Spanish terms derived from Italian#TORSO torso, from LatinCategory:Spanish terms derived from Latin#TORSO thyrsus, from Ancient GreekCategory:Spanish terms derived from Ancient Greek#TORSO θύρσος (thúrsos, “Bacchic staff”). Doublet of tirsoCategory:Spanish doublets#TORSO and possibly trozo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtoɾso/ [ˈt̪oɾ.so]Category:Spanish 2-syllable words#TORSOCategory:Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation#TORSO
Category:Spanish terms with audio pronunciation#TORSOAudio (Colombia): (file) - Rhymes: -oɾsoCategory:Rhymes:Spanish/oɾso#TORSOCategory:Rhymes:Spanish/oɾso/2 syllables#TORSO
- Syllabification: tor‧so
Noun
torso m (plural torsos)Category:Spanish lemmas#TORSOCategory:Spanish nouns#TORSOCategory:Spanish countable nouns#TORSOCategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#TORSOCategory:Spanish masculine nouns#TORSOCategory:Pages with entries#TORSOCategory:Pages with 7 entries#TORSO
- (anatomyCategory:es:Anatomy#TORSO) torso
- Synonym: tronco
- (artCategory:es:Art#TORSO) a sculpture of it
- (photographyCategory:es:Photography#TORSO) a picture of a person, excluded legs
Further reading
- “torso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
Anagrams
Welsh
Etymology
From EnglishCategory:Welsh terms borrowed from English#TORSOCategory:Welsh terms derived from English#TORSO torso.
Pronunciation
Noun
torso m (plural torsoau)Category:Welsh lemmas#TORSOCategory:Welsh nouns#TORSOCategory:Welsh countable nouns#TORSOCategory:Welsh entries with incorrect language header#TORSOCategory:Welsh masculine nouns#TORSOCategory:Pages with entries#TORSOCategory:Pages with 7 entries#TORSOCategory:Welsh nouns with red links in their headword lines#TORSO
Mutation
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “torso”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies