torpedo

See also Torpedo

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

From Latin torpēdō (“a torpedo fish”), from torpēdō (“numbness, torpidity, electric ray”), from torpeō (“I am stiff, numb, torpid; I am astounded; I am inactive”) and -dō (“noun suffix”), from Proto-Indo-European *ster (“stiff”), see also Old English steorfan (“to die”), Ancient Greek στερεός (“solid”), Lituanian tirpstu (“to become rigid”), Old Church Slavonic трупети

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˌtɔː(ɹ)ˈpiː.dəʊ/, X-SAMPA: /%tO:(r\)"pi:.d@U/
• (US) IPA: /tɔɹˈpi.doʊ/, X-SAMPA: /tOr\"pi.doU/

Noun

a self-propelled explosive torpedo in a museum

a spotted torpedo fish (Torpedo marmorata)

a rail transport torpedo on a railway line

torpedo (plural torpedoes or torpedos)

1. (military) A cylindrical explosive projectile that can travel underwater and is used as a weapon.
2. A fish having wings that generate electric current, a kind of electric ray.
3. (regional) A submarine sandwich.
4. (archaic, military) A naval mine.
5. (obsolete, military) An explosive device buried underground and set off remotely, to destroy fortifications, troops, or cavalry; a land torpedo
6. (slang) A professional gunman or assassin.
7. (rail transport, US) a small explosive device attached to the top of the rail to provide an audible warning when a train passes over it

Synonyms

• (rail transport): detonator (UK)

Derived terms

• torpedo roll
• land torpedo
• spar torpedo

Translations

underwater weapon

• Catalan: torpede (ca) m
• Central Melanau: topedo
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 魚雷 (cmn), 鱼雷 (cmn) (yúléi)

• Czech: torpédo (cs) n
• Finnish: torpedo (fi)
• French: torpille (fr) f
• German: Torpedo (de) m
• Hungarian: torpedó (hu)
• Icelandic: tundurskeyti (is) n
• Italian: torpedine (it) f
• Japanese: 魚雷 (ja) (ぎょらい, gyorai)

• Korean: 어뢰 (ko) (eoroe) (魚雷 (ko))
• Malay: torpedo (ms)
• Persian: اژدر (fa) (aždar)
• Polish: torpeda (pl) f
• Portuguese: torpedo (pt) m
• Russian: торпеда (ru) (torpéda) f
• Spanish: torpedo (es) m
• Swedish: torped (sv) c
• Turkish: torpido (tr)
• Vietnamese: ngư lôi (vi) (魚雷 (vi))
• Volapük: torped (vo)

fish

• Finnish: sähkörausku (fi)
• French: torpille (fr) f
• German: Zitterrochen (de)
• Hungarian: zsibbasztó rája (hu)
• Italian: torpedine (it) f

• Russian: торпедо (ru) (torpédo) m, электрический скат (ru) (elektríčeskij skat) m
• Spanish: torpedo (es) m, raya eléctrica (es) f
• Volapük: (♂♀) torpeod (vo), (♂) hitorpeod (vo), (♀) jitorpeod (vo), (♂♀ offspring, young) torpeodül (vo), (collective, ♂♀ offspring, young) torpeodülem (vo)

Verb

torpedo (third-person singular simple present torpedoes, present participle torpedoing, simple past and past participle torpedoed)

1. To send a torpedo, usually from a submarine, that explodes below the waterline of the target ship.
2. To sink a ship with one of more torpedoes.
3. To undermine or destroy any endeavor with a stealthy, powerful attack.

Translations

to send a torpedo

• Catalan: torpedinar (ca)
• German: torpedieren (de)
• Greek: τορπιλίζω (el) (torpilízo)
• Italian: silurare (it)

• Portuguese: torpedear (pt)
• Russian: торпедировать (ru) (torpedírovat') impf. and pf.
• Spanish: torpedear (es)
• Volapük: torpedön (vo)

to sink a ship with one of more torpedoes

• Catalan: torpedinar (ca)

• Russian: торпедировать (ru) (torpedírovat') impf. and pf.

to undermine or destroy any endeavor with a stealthy, powerful attack

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Help:How to check translations.

Translations to be checked

• French: torpiller (fr)
• Spanish: torpedear (es)

Anagrams

• optrode
• pet door
• trooped

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Dutch

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Noun

torpedo f, m (plural torpedo's, ^??? please provide the diminutive!)

1. torpedo

Derived terms

• torpedoboot

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Italian

Noun

torpedo f (invariable)

1. tourer (motorcar)

See also

• torpedine

Anagrams

• deporto, deportò

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Latin

Etymology

From torpeō (“I am stiff, numb”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /torˈpeː.doː/

Noun

torpēdō (genitive torpēdinis); f, third declension

1. lethargy, inertness, sluggishness
2. torpedo fish

Declension

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	torpēdō	torpēdinēs
genitive	torpēdinis	torpēdinum
dative	torpēdinī	torpēdinibus
accusative	torpēdinem	torpēdinēs
ablative	torpēdine	torpēdinibus
vocative	torpēdō	torpēdinēs

Descendants

English: torpedo Italian: torpedo, torpedine

Portuguese: torpedo Spanish: torpedo

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Norwegian

Noun

torpedo

1. torpedo

Inflection

    Inflection of torpedo

	indefinite singular	definite singular	indefinite plural	definite plural
Bokmål m	torpedo	torpedoen	torpedoer	torpedoene
Nynorsk m	torpedo	torpedoen	torpedoar	torpedoane

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin torpēdō (“a torpedo fish”), from torpēdō (“numbness, torpidity, electric ray”), from torpeō (“I am stiff, numb, torpid; I am astounded; I am inactive”) and -dō (“noun suffix”). Compare torpor.

Pronunciation

• (South Brazil) IPA: /toɻ.ˈpe.do/

Noun

torpedo m (plural torpedos)

1. torpedo (submarine weapon)
2. SMS (a text message sent on a cell phone)

Related terms

• torpedagem, torpedear, torpedeamento, torpedeiro

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Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA: /torpěːdo/
• Hyphenation: tor‧pe‧do

Noun

torpédo m (Cyrillic spelling торпе́до)

1. torpedo

Declension

    declension of torpedo

	singular	plural
nominative	torpedo	torpeda
genitive	torpeda	torpeda
dative	torpedu	torpedima
accusative	torpedo	torpeda
vocative	torpedo	torpeda
locative	torpedu	torpedima
instrumental	torpedom	torpedima

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Spanish

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Etymology

From Latin torpēdō (“a torpedo fish”).

Noun

torpedo m (plural torpedos)

1. torpedo (fish)
2. torpedo (weapon)

Synonyms

• (fish): raya torpedo, raya negra, raya eléctrica