torso

See also: Torso

English

Torso of Apollo.

Etymology

From Italian torso, from Latin thyrsus, from Ancient Greek θύρσος (thúrsos, “Bacchic staff”). Doublet of thyrsus.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈtɔː.səʊ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈtɔɹ.soʊ/
  • Audio (US)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)səʊ

Noun

torso (plural torsos or torsi)

  1. The main part of the (human) body that extends from the neck to the groin, excluding the head and limbs.

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Translations

body excluding the head and limbs

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Danish

Noun

torso c (singular definite torsoen, plural indefinite torsoer)

  1. torso, upper body

Declension

Finnish

Noun

torso

  1. torso
  2. (colloquial) loser

Declension

Inflection of torso (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative torso torsot
genitive torson torsojen
partitive torsoa torsoja
illative torsoon torsoihin
singular plural
nominative torso torsot
accusative nom. torso torsot
gen. torson
genitive torson torsojen
partitive torsoa torsoja
inessive torsossa torsoissa
elative torsosta torsoista
illative torsoon torsoihin
adessive torsolla torsoilla
ablative torsolta torsoilta
allative torsolle torsoille
essive torsona torsoina
translative torsoksi torsoiksi
instructive — torsoin
abessive torsotta torsoitta
comitative — torsoine

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin thyrsus, from Ancient Greek θύρσος (thúrsos, “Bacchic staff”).

Noun

torso m (plural torsi)

  1. torso

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Spanish

Etymology

From Italian torso, from Latin thyrsus, from Ancient Greek θύρσος (thúrsos, “Bacchic staff”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈto̞ɾ.so̞]
  • See also: dorso

Noun

torso m (plural torsos)

  1. (anatomy) torso
  2. (art) a sculpture of it
  3. (photography) a picture of a person, excluded legs

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