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torp

English

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Noun

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torp (plural torps)

  1. (informal) Abbreviation of torpedo.
  2. (Australian rules football, informal) A torpedo punt.

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Danish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse þorp, from Proto-Germanic *þurpą, whence also German Dorf, German Low German Dörp, Dorp, Daarp, Dutch dorp and English thorp.

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torp c (singular definite torpen or torpet, plural indefinite torper)

  1. (most commonly) A solitary farm, distant from other settlements.
  2. A solitary group of farms, distant from other settlements.

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Old Norse þorp, from Proto-Germanic *þurpą, whence also German Dorf, German Low German Dörp, Dorp, Daarp and Dutch dorp.

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torp n (definite singular torpet, indefinite plural torp, definite plural torpa or torpene)

  1. (most common) A solitary farm, distant from other settlements.
  2. (optional) A solitary group of farms, distant from other settlements.
  3. (optional before 1960s) A solitary farm without owned land, renting land from a larger farm nearby.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Old Norse þorp.

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torp n (definite singular torpet, indefinite plural torp, definite plural torpa)

  1. (most common) A solitary farm, distant from other settlements.
  2. (optional) A solitary group of farms, distant from other settlements.
  3. (optional before 1960s) A solitary farm without owned land, renting land from a larger farm nearby.

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse þorp, from Proto-Germanic *þurpą, whence also with German Dorf and Dutch dorp.

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torp n

  1. (before 16th century) A solitary farm, distant from other settlements.
  2. (16th century) Officially defined as a very small farm.
  3. (17th century to early 20th century) A farm, rented from a larger land owner, where the rent was paid through work on the owner's land (dagsverken); a croft
  4. (after the 1940's) A small cottage in the countryside.

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Declension of torp 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative torp torpet torp torpen
Genitive torps torpets torps torpens
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  • → Finnish: torppa

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