Torf

See also: torf

German

Etymology

From Middle Low German torf. Displaced Old High German zurf. More at turf.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tɔʁf/
Rhymes: -ɔʁf

Noun

Torf m (genitive Torfes or Torfs, plural Torfe)

peat

Descendants

Declension of Torf

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Torf	die	Torfe
genitive	eines	des	Torfes, Torfs	der	Torfe
dative	einem	dem	Torf, Torfe¹	den	Torfen
accusative	einen	den	Torf	die	Torfe

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Derived terms

torfig

Descendants

Polish: torf
Portuguese: turfa
Russian: торф (torf)
- Abkhaz: а-то́рф (ā-ṭórf)
- Armenian: տորֆ (torf)
- Azerbaijani: torf
- Georgian: ტორფი (ṭorpi)
- Ossetian: торф (torf)

Further reading

Torf in Duden online

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