torn

See also: Torn, tørn, and Törn

English

Pronunciation

Verb

torn

  1. past participle of tear

Usage notes

  • The past participle of tear (produce liquid from the eyes), is teared.

Adjective

torn (comparative more torn, superlative most torn)

  1. Having undergone tearing; ripped or shredded.
  2. Unable to decide between multiple options.
    I'm torn between pizza and hamburgers.
  3. (botany) Having marginal incisions that are deep and irregular.

Derived terms

Translations

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Catalan

Etymology

From Latin tornus. First attested in the 14th century.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

torn m (plural torns)

  1. lathe, potter's wheel
  2. turn, go (as in take turns or as a move in a game)
    Synonym: tanda

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ “torn”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026

Further reading

Cornish

Noun

torn

  1. hard mutation of dorn
  2. mixed mutation of dorn

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish thorn, from Old Norse þorn, from Proto-Germanic *þurnuz, from Proto-Indo-European *tr̥nós, from *(s)ter- (“stiff”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /toːrn/, [ˈtˢoɐ̯ˀn]

Noun

torn c (singular definite tornen, plural indefinite torne)

  1. thorn

Declension

Declension of torn
common
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative torn tornen torne tornene
genitive torns tornens tornes tornenes

Derived terms

References

Estonian

Etymology

From Middle Low German tōrn, from Old French tor.

Noun

torn (genitive torni, partitive torni)

  1. tower

Declension

Declension of torn (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation)
singular plural
nominative torn tornid
accusative nom.
gen. torni
genitive tornide
partitive torni torne
tornisid
illative torni
tornisse 		tornidesse
tornesse
inessive tornis tornides
tornes
elative tornist tornidest
tornest
allative tornile tornidele
tornele
adessive tornil tornidel
tornel
ablative tornilt tornidelt
tornelt
translative torniks tornideks
torneks
terminative tornini tornideni
essive tornina tornidena
abessive tornita tornideta
comitative torniga tornidega

References

Further reading

  • “torn”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009

Faroese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʰɔɻɳ/
  • Rhymes: -ɔɻɳ

Etymology 1

From Old Norse þorn (“thorn”), from Proto-Germanic *þurnuz (“thorn, sloe”), from Proto-Indo-European *tr̥nós, from *(s)ter-. Compare Norwegian Bokmål torn, Icelandic þyrnir, Danish torn, Swedish törne, Dutch doorn, German Dorn, English thorn.

Noun

torn f (genitive singular tornar, plural tornir)

  1. (botany) hawthorn bush; thorn
Declension
f2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative torn tornin tornir tornirnar
accusative torn tornina tornir tornirnar
dative torn tornini tornum tornunum
genitive tornar tornarinnar torna tornanna
Hyponyms
  • boritorn
  • fílabeinstorn
  • kirkjutorn
  • klokkutorn
  • tornakrúna
  • tornarunnur
  • tornatyssi
  • tornrunnur
  • tornur
  • tornutur

Etymology 2

From late Old Norse turn, from Middle Low German torn, from Latin turris.

Noun

torn n (genitive singular torns, plural torn)

  1. tower, belfry, spire
  2. dungeon
Declension
n3 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative torn tornið torn tornini
accusative torn tornið torn tornini
dative torni torninum tornum tornunum
genitive torns tornsins torna tornanna
Derived terms
  • tornklokka
  • klokkutorn

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse þorn, from Proto-Germanic *þurnuz, from Proto-Indo-European *tr̥nós, from *(s)ter- (“stiff”). Compare Danish torn, Swedish törne, Icelandic þyrnir, Dutch doorn, German Dorn, English thorn.

Noun

torn m (definite singular tornen, indefinite plural torner, definite plural tornene)

  1. thorn

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse þorn, from Proto-Germanic *þurnuz, from Proto-Indo-European *tr̥nós, from *(s)ter- (“stiff”). Compare Danish torn, Swedish törne, Icelandic þyrnir, Dutch doorn, German Dorn, English thorn.

Noun

torn m (definite singular tornen, indefinite plural tornar, definite plural tornane)

  1. thorn

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /torn/, [torˠn]
  • Rhymes: -orn

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *torn, from Proto-Germanic *turnaz (“bitter”).

Adjective

torn (superlative tornost)

  1. bitter; painful; severe
Declension
Declension of torn — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative torn torn torn
Accusative torne torne torn
Genitive tornes tornre tornes
Dative tornum tornre tornum
Instrumental torne tornre torne
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative torne torna, torne torn
Accusative torne torna, torne torn
Genitive tornra tornra tornra
Dative tornum tornum tornum
Instrumental tornum tornum tornum
Declension of torn — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative torna torne torne
Accusative tornan tornan torne
Genitive tornan tornan tornan
Dative tornan tornan tornan
Instrumental tornan tornan tornan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative tornan tornan tornan
Accusative tornan tornan tornan
Genitive tornra, tornena tornra, tornena tornra, tornena
Dative tornum tornum tornum
Instrumental tornum tornum tornum

Etymology 2

From Proto-West Germanic *torn, from Proto-Germanic *turnaz (“bitterness, anger”).

Noun

torn n (nominative plural torn)

  1. anger, anguish, distress, wrath
    • 10th century, The Wanderer:
      Til biþ sē þe his trēowe ġehealdeþ, · ne sċeal nǣfre his torn tō ryċene
      beorn of his brēostum ācȳþan, · nemþe hē ǣr þā bōte cunne,
      eorl mid elne ġefremman. · Wel bið þām þe him āre sēċeð,
      frōfre tō fæder on heofonum, · þǣr ūs eal sēo fæstnung stondeð.
      Good is that keeps his belief, should not ever unfold his wrath,
      fighter of his breasts, too quickly, unless before this help he would
      know how to help out a man with strength. It's good for him who seeks
      help from the Father in heavens, where this whole fastening stands for us.
Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative torn torn
accusative torn torn
genitive tornes torna
dative torne tornum

Romanian

Verb

torn

  1. inflection of turna:
    1. first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. third-person plural present indicative

Swedish

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

From Old Norse turn, from Middle Low German tōrn, tōren, from Old French tor, from Latin turris, from Ancient Greek τύρρις (túrrhis), τύρσις (túrsis), from a Mediterranean substrate loan.

Noun

torn n

  1. tower
  2. (chess) rook
Declension
Declension of torn
nominative genitive
singular indefinite torn torns
definite tornet tornets
plural indefinite torn torns
definite tornen tornens
Derived terms

See also

Chess pieces in Swedish · schackpjäser (schack + pjäser) (layout · text)
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kung dam, drottning torn löpare springare, häst bonde

Etymology 2

From Old Swedish þorn, from Old Norse þorn, from Proto-Germanic *þurnuz, whence also Old English þorn (English thorn). From Proto-Indo-European *tr̥nós from *(s)ter- (“stiff”).

Noun

torn c

  1. (botany) thorn
Declension
Declension of torn
nominative genitive
singular indefinite torn torns
definite tornen tornens
plural indefinite tornar tornars
definite tornarna tornarnas
Derived terms

References

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