torg

See also: tôrg and торг

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse torg, from Old East Slavic търгъ (tŭrgŭ, marketplace), from Proto-Slavic *tъrgъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʰɔɹk/
    Rhymes: -ɔɹk

Noun

torg n (genitive singular torgs, plural torg)

  1. city square, market

Declension

Declension of torg
n3 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative torg torgið torg torgini
accusative torg torgið torg torgini
dative torgi torginum torgum torgunum
genitive torgs torgsins torga torganna

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse torg, from Old East Slavic търгъ (tŭrgŭ, trade, trading, commerce; (trade) square),[1] from Proto-Slavic *tъrgъ. Cognate with Danish torv and Swedish torg (a city square).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʰɔrk/
    Rhymes: -ɔrk

Noun

torg n (genitive singular torgs, nominative plural torg)

  1. a city square (open space in a town)

Declension

References

  1. “On Icelandic”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), 2011 September 6 (last accessed), archived from the original on 8 March 2014

Anagrams

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old East Slavic търгъ (tŭrgŭ, trade, trading, commerce; (trade) square), from Proto-Slavic *tъrgъ, via Old Norse torg. Compare with Danish torv.

Noun

torg n (definite singular torget, indefinite plural torg, definite plural torga or torgene)

  1. city square, market place

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse torg.

Noun

torg n (definite singular torget, indefinite plural torg, definite plural torga)

  1. city square, market place

References

Old Norse

Etymology

From Old East Slavic търгъ (tŭrgŭ, trade, trading, commerce; (trade) square), from Proto-Slavic *tъrgъ.

Noun

torg n

  1. marketplace

Declension

Descendants

  • Icelandic: torg
  • Faroese: torg
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: torg
  • Norwegian Bokmål: torg
  • Swedish: torg
  • Danish: torv
  • Finnish: tori

References

  • torg”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse torg, from Old East Slavic търгъ (tŭrgŭ, trade, trading, commerce; (trade) square), from Proto-Slavic *tъrgъ. Cognate with Danish torv and Icelandic torg (a square).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɔrj/
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Noun

torg n

  1. city square, market, plaza

Declension

Declension of torg 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative torg torget torg torgen
Genitive torgs torgets torgs torgens

Further reading

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