noun · femininethird declension
torquis
torquis f (genitive torquis)
Classical[ˈtɔr.kʷɪs]Ecclesiastical[ˈtɔr.kʷis]
Meaning
- femininechaplet
- femininecollar/necklace of twisted metal (often military), torque
- femininering
- femininewreath
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
circulus aureus collītorquis -is (m) — in IVLIANVS II: Imperium, ch. 3
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | torquis | torquēs torquae |
| genitive | torquis torquae | torquium torquārum |
| dative | torquī torquae | torquibus |
| accusative | torquem torquim, torquam | torquēs torquīs, torquās |
| ablative | torque torquī | torquibus |
| vocative | torquis | torquēs torquae |
torquis or torques (the first form, Naev. ap. Charis. p. 118 P.; Liv. 44, 14, 2; Prop. 4 (5), 10, 44;
I.
the latter form, Val. Fl. 2, 111; Stat. Th. 10, 517; cf. Charis. 1. 1.; acc. torquim, Phoc. de Nom. 1711 P.; abl. torqui, App. Flor. 2, 12), m. and f. torqueo, a twisted neck-chain, necklace, collar. I. Lit.:
T. Manlius, qui Galli torque detracto, Torquati cognomen invenit, Cic. Fin. 1, 7, 23; id. Off. 3, 31, 112; cf. of the same: torquem detraxit, Quadrig. ap. Gell. 9, 13, 18: Q. Rubrium coronā et phaleris et torque donasti, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 80, § 185: aureus, Liv. 44, 14, 2; Quint. 6, 3, 79; Auct. B. Hisp. 26, 1; Suet. Aug. 43 (al. aurea): aureae, Varr. ap. Non. 228, 2: unca, Prop. 4 (5), 10, 44. adempta, Ov. F. 1, 601: adjecisse praedam Torquibus exiguis renidet, Hor. C. 3, 6, 12.—II. Transf.
A. A coupling-collar for oxen:
ipsis e torquibus aptos Junge pares, Verg. G. 3, 168.—B. A wreath, ring, in gen.:
avis torque miniato in cervice distincta, Plin. 10, 42, 58, § 117: saepe deum nexis ornatae torquibus arae, Verg. G. 4, 276: hinc vastis urgent immensi torquibus orbes (ceti natantis), i. e. rings, circles, Manil. 5, 584.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
torquis is, m and (poet.) f
TARC-, a twisted neck-chain, necklace, collar : T. Manlius, qui Galli torque detracto (Torquati) cognomen invenit: torquis aureus, duo pondo, L.: adempta, O.—For oxen, an ox-yoke, coupling-collar : ipsis e torquibus aptos Iunge pares, V.— A wreath, ring of flowers : nexis ornatae torquibus arae, V.
Origins
From the root of torqueō.
Descendants
- Italiantorque
- Frenchtorquefrom Old French torque
- Englishtorquefrom Old French torque
- Cornishtorghfrom Proto-Brythonic *torx
- Welshtorchfrom Proto-Brythonic *torx
In English words that came into English from torquis
- torch*torca
- torquetorquis