torsio
Finnish Edit
Etymology Edit
< Late Latin torsio, torsionem, from Latin tortio, from torqueō (“twist, turn”)
Pronunciation Edit
Noun Edit
torsio
- (physics) torsion (twisting or wrenching of a body by the exertion of a lateral force tending to turn one end or part of it about a longitudinal axis, while the other is held fast or turned in the opposite direction)
Declension Edit
Inflection of torsio (Kotus type 3/valtio, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | torsio | torsiot | ||
genitive | torsion | torsioiden torsioitten | ||
partitive | torsiota | torsioita | ||
illative | torsioon | torsioihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | torsio | torsiot | ||
accusative | nom. | torsio | torsiot | |
gen. | torsion | |||
genitive | torsion | torsioiden torsioitten | ||
partitive | torsiota | torsioita | ||
inessive | torsiossa | torsioissa | ||
elative | torsiosta | torsioista | ||
illative | torsioon | torsioihin | ||
adessive | torsiolla | torsioilla | ||
ablative | torsiolta | torsioilta | ||
allative | torsiolle | torsioille | ||
essive | torsiona | torsioina | ||
translative | torsioksi | torsioiksi | ||
instructive | — | torsioin | ||
abessive | torsiotta | torsioitta | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Synonyms Edit
Further reading Edit
- "torsio" in Kielitoimiston sanakirja (Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish).
Anagrams Edit
Latin Edit
Etymology Edit
Late Latin for tortiō. From torqueō.
Pronunciation Edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈtor.si.oː/, [ˈt̪ɔrs̠ioː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈtor.si.o/, [ˈt̪ɔrsio]
Noun Edit
torsiō f (genitive torsiōnis); third declension
- ; (Late Latin)
Declension Edit
Third-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | torsiō | torsiōnēs |
Genitive | torsiōnis | torsiōnum |
Dative | torsiōnī | torsiōnibus |
Accusative | torsiōnem | torsiōnēs |
Ablative | torsiōne | torsiōnibus |
Vocative | torsiō | torsiōnēs |
Descendants Edit
References Edit
- “torsĭo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- torsĭo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 1,584/2