noun · femininefirst declension
turta
turta f (genitive turtae)
Classical[ˈtʊr.ta]
Meaning
- femininea type of pastry
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | turta | turtae |
| genitive | turtae | turtārum |
| dative | turtae | turtīs |
| accusative | turtam | turtās |
| ablative | turtā | turtīs |
| vocative | turta | turtae |
Origins
Of obscure origin. First attested in the Vindolanda Tablets. Before the tablets were discovered, the Romance forms were assumed to have derived from Latin tŏrta f (“twisted”), which is also found as a noun in Late Latin (referring to a type of pastry). However, it was recognized even then that a derivation from tŏrta required assuming an unusual development of Latin ŏ. Compare Ancient Greek τούρτα (toúrta, “cake of dates, flour, water, and oil baked covered in ashes”), which Watkins claims is from Egyptian t-rtḥ (“baked bread”), though it could have instead been borrowed from the Latin.
Ibero-Romance
- Portuguesetorta
- Spanishtortafrom Old Spanish torta
- Spanishtortillafrom Old Spanish torta
- Galiciantorta
Gallo-Romance
- Frenchtourtefrom Old French torte
- Frenchtartefrom Old French torte
- Bourguignontortefrom Old French torte
- Middle Englishtartefrom Old French torte
Occitano-Romance
- Catalantorta
- Occitantorta
Balkan Romance
- Romanianturtă
- Aromanianturtã
Italo-Romance
- Italiantorta
- Sicilianturta
Insular Romance
- Sardinianturta
Dalmatian
- unknownturta
North Italian
- Emiliantåurta
- Friuliantorte
- Piedmontesetorta
- Romanshturta
- Cimbrianturtfrom Venetan torta
- Mòchenoturtfrom Venetan torta
Elsewhere
- Albaniantortë
- Greekτούρταfrom Koine Greek τούρτα
- Bretontorzhfrom Proto-Brythonic *torθ
- Cornishtorthfrom Proto-Brythonic *torθ
- Welshtorthfrom Proto-Brythonic *torθ