noun · femininefirst declension
torta
torta f (genitive tortae)
Meaning
- Late Latinfeminineroll of bread (usually made with unsifted flour)
tortam panis et partem assae carnis bubulae et frixam oleo similam
c. 347 CE – 420 CE, Hieronymus, Vulgate Chronicles.16.3
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | torta | tortae |
| genitive | tortae | tortārum |
| dative | tortae | tortīs |
| accusative | tortam | tortās |
| ablative | tortā | tortīs |
| vocative | torta | tortae |
torta, ae. f., v. torqueo
I. fin.
Origins
From torta pānis f sg (literally “a roll of bread”); either from the feminine of tortus (“twisted, folded over”) that describes the form of the bread (torta [forma]), or from turta (“type of pastry”).