torpille

See also: torpillé

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɔʁ.pij/

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Etymology 1

From obsolete torpin with change of suffix.

Noun

torpille f (plural torpilles)

1. torpedo (cylindrical explosive projectile that can travel underwater and is used as a weapon)
2. electric ray

Derived terms

• torpiller
• torpilleur

Descendants

• → Greek: τορπίλη (torpíli)
• → Ottoman Turkish: طورپیل (torpil)
  • Turkish: torpil
  • → Armenian: թօռփիլ (tʻōṙpʻil), թօռփին (tʻōṙpʻin)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

torpille

1. inflection of torpiller:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “torpille”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.