torf
See also: Torf
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse torf, from Proto-Germanic *turbz. Akin to English turf.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
torf n (genitive singular torfs, nominative plural torf)
Declension edit
declension of torf
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Polish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from German Torf, from Middle Low German torf, from Old Saxon turf, *torf, from Proto-Germanic *turbz, from Proto-Indo-European *derbʰ-.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
torf m inan
Declension edit
Declension of torf
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Further reading edit
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Welsh torf, from Proto-Brythonic *torv, from Latin turba (“crowd”). Doublet of twrf.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
torf f (plural torfeydd or torfoedd or torfau)
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Mutation edit
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
torf | dorf | nhorf | thorf |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “torf”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies