LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

tornus

tornus m (genitive tornī)
Classical[ˈtɔr.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈtɔr.nus]

Meaning

  1. masculineA turner's wheel, lathe.
  2. masculineA potter's wheel.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativetornustornī
genitivetornītornōrum
dativetornōtornīs
accusativetornumtornōs
ablativetornōtornīs
vocativetornetornī

tornus, i, m., = τόρνος,
I. a turner's wheel, lathe.
I. Lit.: fit quasi ut ad tornum saxorum structa tuamur, Lucr. 4, 361; Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 198; 16, 40, 76, § 205; Vitr. 10, 19 med.: nec tiliae leves torno Non formam accipiunt, Verg. G. 2, 449; id. E. 3, 38 al.—
II. Trop.: angusto versus includere torno. Prop. 2, 34, 43; Auct. Paneg. ad Pis. 83.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek τόρνος (tórnos, “carpenter's tool for drawing a circle; turning lathe”), from Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- (“to rub, rub by twisting, twist, turn”).

Descendants
  • Catalantorn
  • Frenchtour
  • Englishtourfrom French tour
  • GermanTurnus
  • Italiantornio
  • Portuguesetorno
  • Spanishtorno
  • Spanishtornillofrom Spanish torno
  • Galiciantorno

Quick answers

What does tornus mean in Latin?
tornus, a noun, means “A turner's wheel, lathe.; A potter's wheel.”.
What is the genitive of tornus?
The genitive singular is tornī. tornus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce tornus?
In classical Latin, [ˈtɔr.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈtɔr.nus].