torg

See also: tôrg and торг

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse torg, from Old East Slavic търгъ (tŭrgŭ, “marketplace”), from Proto-Slavic *tъrgъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʰɔɹk/

  Rhymes: -ɔɹk

Noun

torg n (genitive singular torgs, plural torg)

1. city square, market

Declension

Declension of torg
n3	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	torg	torgið	torg	torgini
accusative	torg	torgið	torg	torgini
dative	torgi	torginum	torgum	torgunum
genitive	torgs	torgsins	torga	torganna

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse torg, from Old East Slavic търгъ (tŭrgŭ, “trade, trading, commerce; (trade) square”), from Proto-Slavic *tъrgъ. Cognate with Danish torv and Swedish torg (“a city square”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʰɔrk/

  Rhymes: -ɔrk

Noun

torg n (genitive singular torgs, nominative plural torg)

1. a city square (open space in a town)

Declension

declension of torg

n-s	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	torg	torgið	torg	torgin
accusative	torg	torgið	torg	torgin
dative	torgi	torginu	torgum	torgunum
genitive	torgs	torgsins	torga	torganna

Anagrams

• trog

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• torv

Etymology

From Old East Slavic търгъ (tŭrgŭ, “trade, trading, commerce; (trade) square”), from Proto-Slavic *tъrgъ, via Old Norse torg. Compare with Danish torv.

Noun

torg n (definite singular torget, indefinite plural torg, definite plural torga or torgene)

1. city square, market place

References

• “torg” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse torg.

Noun

torg n (definite singular torget, indefinite plural torg, definite plural torga)

1. city square, market place

References

• “torg” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Norse

Etymology

From Old East Slavic търгъ (tŭrgŭ, “trade, trading, commerce; (trade) square”), from Proto-Slavic *tъrgъ.

Noun

torg n

1. marketplace

Declension

  Declension of torg (strong a-stem)

neuter	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	torg	torgit	torg	torgin
accusative	torg	torgit	torg	torgin
dative	torgi	torginu	torgum	torgunum
genitive	torgs	torgsins	torga	torganna

Descendants

• Icelandic: torg
• Faroese: torg
• Norwegian Nynorsk: torg
• Norwegian Bokmål: torg
• Swedish: torg
• Danish: torv
• → Finnish: tori

References

• “torg”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse torg, from Old East Slavic търгъ (tŭrgŭ, “trade, trading, commerce; (trade) square”), from Proto-Slavic *tъrgъ. Cognate with Danish torv and Icelandic torg (“a square”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɔrj/

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Noun

torg n

1. city square, market, plaza

Declension

Declension of torg
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	torg	torget	torg	torgen
Genitive	torgs	torgets	torgs	torgens

Further reading

• torg in Svensk ordbok.