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Webster 1913 Edition
Torso
Tor′so
,Noun.
pl. E.
Torsos
(#)
, It. Torsi
(#)
. [It.
torso
, probably fr. L. thyrsus
a stalk, stem, thyrsus, Gr. [GREEK]; cf. OHG. torso
, turso
, a stalk, stem, G. dorsche
a cabbage stalk. Cf. Thyrsus
, Truss
.] The human body, as distinguished from the head and limbs; in sculpture, the trunk of a statue, mutilated of head and limbs;
as, the
. torso
of HerculesWebster 1828 Edition
Torso
TOR'SO
,Noun.
Definition 2024
Torso
torso
torso
See also: Torso
English
Torso of Apollo.
Noun
torso (plural torsos or torsi)
- The main part of the (human) body that extends from the neck to the groin, excluding the head and limbs.
Synonyms
Translations
body excluding the head and limbs
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Finnish
Noun
torso
Declension
| Inflection of torso (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | torso | torsot | |
| genitive | torson | torsojen | |
| partitive | torsoa | torsoja | |
| illative | torsoon | torsoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | torso | torsot | |
| accusative | nom. | torso | torsot |
| gen. | torson | ||
| genitive | torson | torsojen | |
| partitive | torsoa | torsoja | |
| inessive | torsossa | torsoissa | |
| elative | torsosta | torsoista | |
| illative | torsoon | torsoihin | |
| adessive | torsolla | torsoilla | |
| ablative | torsolta | torsoilta | |
| allative | torsolle | torsoille | |
| essive | torsona | torsoina | |
| translative | torsoksi | torsoiksi | |
| instructive | — | torsoin | |
| abessive | torsotta | torsoitta | |
| comitative | — | torsoine | |
Synonyms
- (loser): epäonnistuja, kädetön, kämmäri
Italian
Etymology
From Latin thyrsus, from Ancient Greek θύρσος (thúrsos, “Bacchic staff”).
Noun
torso m (plural torsi)
- torso
Anagrams
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈto̞ɾ.so̞]
- See also: dorso
Etymology
From Italian torso, from Latin thyrsus, from Ancient Greek θύρσος (thúrsos, “Bacchic staff”).
Noun
torso m (plural torsos)
- (anatomy) torso
- (art) a sculpture of it
- (photography) a picture of a person, excluded legs
Synonyms
- (anatomy): tronco