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tort
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /t??t/
- (General American) enPR: tô(?)t, IPA(key): /t?(?)?t/, /t??(?)t/
- Homophones: taught, taut (in non-rhotic accents)
- Rhymes: -??(?)t
Etymology 1
From Middle English tort, from Old French tort, from Latin tortum, from tortus (“twisted”).
Noun
tort (plural torts)
- An injury or wrong. [from the mid-13th c.]
- (law) A wrongful act, whether intentional or negligent, which causes an injury and can be remedied in civil court, usually through the awarding of damages. [from the later 16th c.]
- (law, only in the plural torts) Tort law (the area of law dealing with such wrongful acts).
Synonyms
- (law: wrongful act): delict (Scottish law)
Derived terms
- cotortfeasor
- tortfeasance
- tortfeasor
- tortious
- tortiously
Related terms
Translations
See also
- de son tort
- tort on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Etymology 2
Dialectal variation of tart.
Adjective
tort (comparative more tort, superlative most tort)
- Tart; sharp.
Etymology 3
Adjective
tort (comparative torter, superlative tortest)
- (obsolete) Stretched tight; taut.
- 1847, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Initial, Daemonic And Celestial Love
- Yet holds he them with tortest rein.
- 1847, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Initial, Daemonic And Celestial Love
Etymology 4
Shortening.
Noun
tort (plural torts)
- (slang) A tortoise.
Etymology 5
Shortening.
Noun
tort (plural torts)
- (slang) A tortoiseshell (animal with coloured markings on fur).
Anagrams
- ROTT, Rott, TRTO, Trot, trot
Catalan
Etymology
From Old Occitan, from Latin tortus.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Valencian) IPA(key): /?t??t/
- (Central) IPA(key): /?t?rt/
- Rhymes: -??t
Adjective
tort (feminine torta, masculine plural torts, feminine plural tortes)
- bent, twisted, crooked, askew, wonky
Derived terms
- a tort i a dret
Related terms
- tòrcer
- tortura
Further reading
- “tort” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Estonian
Etymology
Borrowed from German Torte.
Noun
tort (genitive tordi, partitive torti)
- large cake; cream cake, gateau
- Synonyms: kook, keeks
Declension
French
Etymology
From Old French tort, from Latin tortum, substantive use of tortus, the past participle of torque? (“twist, turn”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t??/
- Rhymes: -??
Noun
tort m (plural torts)
- fault
- wrong, error
- Je regrette, vous avez tort. I'm afraid you are mistaken.
- Nous avons fait notre choix, à tort ou à raison. We have made our choice, rightly or wrongly.
- ... I am the valiant Don Quixote of La Mancha, the undoer of wrongs and the repairer of iniquities.
Derived terms
Related terms
- tordre
- torture
- tourte
Further reading
- “tort” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- trot
Hungarian
Etymology
tor +? -t
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?tort]
- Hyphenation: tort
Noun
tort
- accusative singular of tor
Middle English
Etymology
From Old French tort, from Latin tortum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t?rt/
Noun
tort (plural tortes)
- (rare, especially law) tort (wrong)
Descendants
- English: tort
- Scots: tort
References
- “tort, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Borrowed from French tort, from Latin tortum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tu?/
- Rhymes: -u?
Noun
tort
- (law) offense against someone, an insult or inconvenience caused to someone
Usage notes
Only used in the legal phrase tort og svie.
Related terms
- tortur
References
- “tort” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Verb
tort
- supine of tora and tore
Old French
Etymology
From Latin tortum, substantive use of tortus, the past participle of torque? (“twist, turn”).
Noun
tort m (oblique plural torz or tortz, nominative singular torz or tortz, nominative plural tort)
- wrong; misdeed (something considered wrong)
Derived terms
- torcious
Related terms
- tordre
Descendants
- French: tort
- ? Middle English: tort
- English: tort
- Scots: tort
Old Occitan
Etymology
From Latin tortum, substantive use of tortus, the past participle of torque? (“twist, turn”).
Noun
tort m (oblique plural tortz, nominative singular tortz, nominative plural tort)
- wrong (immoral act)
- error; mistake
References
- von Wartburg, Walther (1928–2002) , “torqu?re”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 20, page 1010
Polish
Etymology
From German Torte, from Italian torta, from Late Latin torta, from the expression torta panis (“twisted bread”), from the feminine of Latin tortus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t?rt/
Noun
tort m inan (diminutive torcik)
- torte (type of cake)
- birthday cake
Declension
Derived terms
- (noun) tortownica
- (adjective) tortowy
Further reading
- tort in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
- tort in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology 1
From Latin tortus.
Noun
tort n (plural torturi)
- thread (spun and made of hemp)
- quantity of spun threads
Declension
Related terms
- toarce
Etymology 2
Borrowed from German Torte.
Alternative forms
- tort?
Noun
tort n (plural torturi)
- cake
Declension
See also
- turt?, pr?jitur?
Veps
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
tort
- tart
- cake
Inflection
References
- Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007) , “????”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovar? [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika
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torat
English
Etymology
From Middle English toratten, from to- +? ratten (“to lacerate, tear”), equivalent to to- +? rat. Related to Middle High German ratzen (“to lacerate, tear”).
Verb
torat (third-person singular simple present torats, present participle toratting, simple past and past participle toratted)
- (transitive, obsolete) To tear apart, tear asunder.
- (transitive, obsolete) To scatter, disperse.
Synonyms
- (tear apart): rend, rip to shreds, tear to pieces
- (scatter, disperse): See also Thesaurus:disperse
Anagrams
- Ratto, Tatro, ottar, rotta, tarot, tator, torta, troat
Finnish
Noun
torat
- Nominative plural form of tora.
Anagrams
- Rotta, ortta, ratot, ratto, rotat, rotta
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