torso

See also: Torso

English
Torso of Apollo.

Etymology

From Italian torso, from Latin thyrsus, from Ancient Greek θύρσος (thúrsos, “Bacchic staff”). Doublet of thyrse and thyrsus.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈtɔː.səʊ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈtɔɹ.soʊ/
  • Audio (US)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)səʊ

Noun

torso (plural torsos or torsi)

  1. The main part of the (human) body that extends from the neck to the groin, excluding the head and limbs.

Synonyms

Meronyms

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → Welsh: torso

Translations
body excluding the head and limbs

Further reading

Anagrams

Danish

Noun

torso c (singular definite torsoen, plural indefinite torsoer)

  1. torso, upper body

Declension
Declension of torso
common
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative torso torsoen torsoer torsoerne
genitive torsos torsoens torsoers torsoernes

Finnish

Etymology

From Italian torso.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtorso/, [ˈt̪o̞rs̠o̞]
  • Rhymes: -orso
  • Syllabification(key): tor‧so

Noun

torso

  1. torso
  2. (colloquial) loser

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.
Possessive forms of torso (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative torsoni torsoni
accusative nom. torsoni torsoni
gen. torsoni
genitive torsoni torsojeni
partitive torsoani torsojani
inessive torsossani torsoissani
elative torsostani torsoistani
illative torsooni torsoihini
adessive torsollani torsoillani
ablative torsoltani torsoiltani
allative torsolleni torsoilleni
essive torsonani torsoinani
translative torsokseni torsoikseni
abessive torsottani torsoittani
instructive — —
comitative — torsoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative torsosi torsosi
accusative nom. torsosi torsosi
gen. torsosi
genitive torsosi torsojesi
partitive torsoasi torsojasi
inessive torsossasi torsoissasi
elative torsostasi torsoistasi
illative torsoosi torsoihisi
adessive torsollasi torsoillasi
ablative torsoltasi torsoiltasi
allative torsollesi torsoillesi
essive torsonasi torsoinasi
translative torsoksesi torsoiksesi
abessive torsottasi torsoittasi
instructive — —
comitative — torsoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative torsomme torsomme
accusative nom. torsomme torsomme
gen. torsomme
genitive torsomme torsojemme
partitive torsoamme torsojamme
inessive torsossamme torsoissamme
elative torsostamme torsoistamme
illative torsoomme torsoihimme
adessive torsollamme torsoillamme
ablative torsoltamme torsoiltamme
allative torsollemme torsoillemme
essive torsonamme torsoinamme
translative torsoksemme torsoiksemme
abessive torsottamme torsoittamme
instructive — —
comitative — torsoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative torsonne torsonne
accusative nom. torsonne torsonne
gen. torsonne
genitive torsonne torsojenne
partitive torsoanne torsojanne
inessive torsossanne torsoissanne
elative torsostanne torsoistanne
illative torsoonne torsoihinne
adessive torsollanne torsoillanne
ablative torsoltanne torsoiltanne
allative torsollenne torsoillenne
essive torsonanne torsoinanne
translative torsoksenne torsoiksenne
abessive torsottanne torsoittanne
instructive — —
comitative — torsoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative torsonsa torsonsa
accusative nom. torsonsa torsonsa
gen. torsonsa
genitive torsonsa torsojensa
partitive torsoaan
torsoansa		 torsojaan
torsojansa
inessive torsossaan
torsossansa		 torsoissaan
torsoissansa
elative torsostaan
torsostansa		 torsoistaan
torsoistansa
illative torsoonsa torsoihinsa
adessive torsollaan
torsollansa		 torsoillaan
torsoillansa
ablative torsoltaan
torsoltansa		 torsoiltaan
torsoiltansa
allative torsolleen
torsollensa		 torsoilleen
torsoillensa
essive torsonaan
torsonansa		 torsoinaan
torsoinansa
translative torsokseen
torsoksensa		 torsoikseen
torsoiksensa
abessive torsottaan
torsottansa		 torsoittaan
torsoittansa
instructive — —
comitative — torsoineen
torsoinensa

Synonyms

Further reading

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin thyrsus, from Ancient Greek θύρσος (thúrsos, “Bacchic staff”). Doublet of tirso.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtor.so/, /ˈtɔr.so/[1]
  • Rhymes: -orso, -ɔrso
  • Hyphenation: tór‧so, tòr‧so

Noun

torso m (plural torsi)

  1. torso
  2. a statue that is missing its head and limbs
  3. (botany) the large stem of plants such as a cabbage

Derived terms
  • torsolata

Descendants

References
  1. torso in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Anagrams

Portuguese

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈtoʁ.su/ [ˈtoh.su]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ˈtoɾ.su/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈtoʁ.su/ [ˈtoχ.su]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈtoɻ.so/

  • Rhymes: -oʁsu, -oɾsu
  • Homophone: torço
  • Hyphenation: tor‧so

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Italian torso, from Latin thyrsus, from Ancient Greek θύρσος (thúrsos, “Bacchic staff”). Doublet of tirso.

Noun

torso m (plural torsos)

  1. (anatomy) torso
    Synonym: tronco
  2. artistic work that represents the human torso, without head or limbs (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)

Etymology 2

From Latin torsus, via tortus, past participle of torquēre.

Adjective

torso (feminine torsa, masculine plural torsos, feminine plural torsas)

  1. twisted, crooked
  2. Solomonic (said, in particular, of the column with a shaft carved in a spiral)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian torso, from Latin thyrsus, from Ancient Greek θύρσος (thúrsos, “Bacchic staff”). Doublet of tirso.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtoɾso/ [ˈt̪oɾ.so]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -oɾso
  • Syllabification: tor‧so

Noun

torso m (plural torsos)

  1. (anatomy) torso
    Synonym: tronco
  2. (art) a sculpture of it
  3. (photography) a picture of a person, excluded legs

Further reading

Anagrams

Welsh

Etymology

From English torso.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtɔrsɔ/

Noun

torso m (plural torsoau)

  1. torso
    Synonym: bongorff

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
torso dorso nhorso thorso
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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
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