torqua

Latin

Noun

torqua f (genitive torquae); first declension

  1. alternative form of torquis (bracelet) (attested in Varro.)[1]

Declension

First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative torqua torquae
genitive torquae torquārum
dative torquae torquīs
accusative torquam torquās
ablative torquā torquīs
vocative torqua torquae

Descendants

  • Vulgar Latin: *torca (see there for further descendants)

References

  1. ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “tŏrques”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 13: To–Tyrus, page 106