torques

See also: Torques

English

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

torques

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of torque

Noun

torques

1. plural of torque

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin torquēs.

Noun

torques (plural torqueses)

2. (historical) Synonym of torque (“collar or necklace of twisted metal”).
   • 1855, The Cambrian Journal, page 18:

     The torqueses worn by their chiefs, and which were displayed as valuable trophies at Rome, were exquisite works of art, as is proved by such as have been dug up from time to time.

Anagrams

• questor, quoters, roquets

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern) [ˈto̞r.kəs]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Central) [ˈtɔr.kəs]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈtɔɾ.kes]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [ˈtɔr.kes]

Verb

torques

1. second-person singular present indicative of torcar

French

Noun

torques

1. plural of torque

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈtɔr.kʷeːs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈtɔr.kʷes]

Verb

torquēs

1. second-person singular present active indicative of torqueō

Noun

torquēs

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of torquis

Noun

torquēs f (genitive torquis); third declension

1. alternative form of torquis

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem, accusative singular in -em or -im, ablative singular in -e or -ī).

	singular	plural
nominative	torquēs	torquēs
genitive	torquis	torquium
dative	torquī	torquibus
accusative	torquem torquim	torquēs torquīs
ablative	torque torquī	torquibus
vocative	torquēs	torquēs

References

• “torques”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “torques”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Portuguese

Noun

torques

1. plural of torque

Spanish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin torques.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtoɾkes/ [ˈt̪oɾ.kes]
• Rhymes: -oɾkes
• Syllabification: tor‧ques

Noun

torques f (plural torques)

1. torque (a collar often made of metal and worn by various European peoples in ancient times)

Further reading

• “torques”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026