torques

English

Etymology 1

Verb

torques

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of torque

Noun

torques

1. plural of torque

Etymology 2

Latin torquēs

Noun

torques (plural torqueses)

1. (historical) A collar or necklace of twisted metal (often military); torque.
   • 1855, The Cambrian Journal, page 18:

     The torqueses worn by their chiefs, and which were displayed as valuable trophies at Rome, were exquisite works of art, as is proved by such as have been dug up from time to time.

Anagrams

• questor, quoters, roquets

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈtor.kʷeːs/, [ˈt̪ɔrkʷeːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈtor.kwes/, [ˈt̪ɔrkwes]

Verb

torquēs

1. second-person singular present active indicative of torqueō

Noun

torquēs

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of torquis

Noun

torquēs f (genitive torquis); third declension

1. Alternative form of torquis

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem, accusative singular in -em or -im, ablative singular in -e or -ī).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	torquēs	torquēs
Genitive	torquis	torquium
Dative	torquī	torquibus
Accusative	torquem torquim	torquēs torquīs
Ablative	torque torquī	torquibus
Vocative	torquēs	torquēs

References

• “torques”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “torques”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin torques.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtoɾkes/ [ˈt̪oɾ.kes]
• Rhymes: -oɾkes
• Syllabification: tor‧ques

Noun

torques f (plural torques)

1. torque (a collar often made of metal and worn by various European peoples in ancient times)

Further reading

• “torques”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014