Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch torsen (to pack, load) (compare metathesized trossen, meaning the same), from Old French torser (to pack, bind together) (French trousser), from Vulgar Latin *torsare, from *torsus, a variant form of tortus, the past participle of torqueō.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtɔr.sə(n)/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔrsən

Verb

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torsen

  1. (archaic) To carry or bear with difficulty.

Inflection

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Conjugation of torsen (weak)
infinitive torsen
past singular torste
past participle getorst
infinitive torsen
gerund torsen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular tors torste
2nd person sing. (jij) torst, tors2 torste
2nd person sing. (u) torst torste
2nd person sing. (gij) torst torste
3rd person singular torst torste
plural torsen torsten
subjunctive sing.1 torse torste
subjunctive plur.1 torsen torsten
imperative sing. tors
imperative plur.1 torst
participles torsend getorst
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Welsh

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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torsen

  1. Alternative form of torren

Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
torsen dorsen nhorsen thorsen
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.