tort

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /tɔːt/ (General American) enPR: tô(ɹ)t, IPA(key): /tɔɹt/ Homophones: torte; taught, taut (non-rhotic) Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)t === Etymology 1 === From Middle English tort (“(uncountable) wrong; (countable) an injury, a wrong”), from Old French tort (“misdeed, wrong”) (modern French tort (“an error, wrong; a fault”)), from Medieval Latin tortum (“injustice, wrong”), a noun use of a neuter singular participle form of Latin tortus (“crooked; twisted”), the perfect passive participle of torqueō (“to bend or twist awry, distort”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *terkʷ- (“to spin; to turn”). ==== Noun ==== tort (plural torts) (law) A wrongful act, whether intentional or negligent, regarded as non-criminal and unrelated to a contract, which causes an injury and can be remedied in civil court, usually through the awarding of damages. [from late 16th c.] Synonyms: (Scots law) delict, tortfeasance; see also Thesaurus:misdeed (obsolete) An injury or wrong. [late 14th – 18th c.] ===== Derived terms ===== quasi-tort tort law torts (“synonym of tort law”) ===== Related terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Middle English tort, torte (“contorted, crooked; twisted”), from Old French tort, torte (“crooked; twisted”), or from its etymon Latin tortus (“crooked; twisted”): see further at etymology 1. ==== Adjective ==== tort (obsolete) Twisted. === Etymology 3 === A variant of tart. ==== Adjective ==== tort (comparative more tort, superlative most tort) (British, dialectal) Synonym of tart (“sharp- or sour-tasting; (figuratively) keen, severe, sharp”) ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 4 === A variant of taut. ==== Adjective ==== tort (comparative torter, superlative tortest) (British, dialectal, obsolete) Synonym of taut (“stretched tight; under tension”). (nautical) Of a boat: watertight. ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 5 === Clipping of tortoise. ==== Noun ==== tort (plural torts) (slang) Clipping of tortoise. ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 6 === Clipping of tortoiseshell. ==== Noun ==== tort (plural torts) (slang) Clipping of tortoiseshell (“a domestic cat, guinea pig, rabbit, or other animal whose fur has black, brown, and yellow markings; a tortie”). ===== Translations ===== === References === === Further reading === tort on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === ROTT, Rott, TRTO, Trot, trot == Catalan == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Catalan tort, from Latin tortus (“twisted”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈtɔrt] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈtɔɾt] Rhymes: -ɔɾt === Adjective === tort (feminine torta, masculine plural torts, feminine plural tortes) bent, twisted, crooked, askew, wonky one-eyed Synonym: borni ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== tòrcer tortura === Noun === tort m (plural torts) harm, injury Synonym: dany === References === “tort”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “tort” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == Estonian == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Torte. === Noun === tort (genitive tordi, partitive torti) large cake; cream cake, gateau Synonyms: kook, keeks ==== Declension ==== == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French tort, from Latin tortum, substantive use of tortus, the past participle of torqueō (“twist, turn”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tɔʁ/ Rhymes: -ɔʁ Homophones: tord, tords, tore, tores, tors, torts (general), taure, taures (one pronunciation) === Noun === tort m (plural torts) fault Elle a le tort d'avoir trop de précipitation. ― Her trouble is, she's too hasty. Le mari n'a aucun tort. ― The husband is not to blame. wrong, error Je regrette, vous avez tort. ― I'm afraid you are mistaken. Nous avons fait notre choix, à tort ou à raison. ― We have made our choice, rightly or wrongly. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== tordre torture tourte === Further reading === “tort”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === trot == Hungarian == === Etymology === tor +‎ -t (accusative suffix) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈtort] Hyphenation: tort === Noun === tort accusative singular of tor == Middle English == === Etymology === From Old French tort, from Latin tortum. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tɔrt/ === Noun === tort (plural tortes) (rare, especially law) tort (wrong) ==== Descendants ==== English: tort Scots: tort ==== References ==== “tort, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === Borrowed from French tort, from Latin tortum. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tuʈ/ Rhymes: -uʈ === Noun === tort (law) offense against someone, an insult or inconvenience caused to someone ==== Usage notes ==== Only used in the legal phrase tort og svie. ==== Related terms ==== tortur === References === “tort” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Verb === tort supine of tora == Old French == === Etymology === From Latin tortum, substantive use of tortus, the past participle of torqueō (“twist, turn”). === Noun === tort oblique singular, m (oblique plural torz or tortz, nominative singular torz or tortz, nominative plural tort) wrong; misdeed (something considered wrong) ==== Derived terms ==== torcious ==== Related terms ==== tordre ==== Descendants ==== French: tort → Middle English: tort English: tort Scots: tort == Old Occitan == === Etymology === From Latin tortum, substantive use of tortus, the past participle of torqueō (“twist, turn”). === Noun === tort m (oblique plural tortz, nominative singular tortz, nominative plural tort) wrong (immoral act) error; mistake === References === Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “torquēre”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 2: C Q K, page 1010 == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Torte. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɔrt/ Rhymes: -ɔrt Syllabification: tort === Noun === tort m inan (diminutive torcik, related adjective tortowy) torte, gateau (type of cake) birthday cake ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === tort in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN tort in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Romanian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tort/ === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Latin tortus. ==== Noun ==== tort n (plural torturi) thread (spun and made of hemp) quantity of spun threads ===== Declension ===== ===== Related terms ===== toarce === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from German Torte. ==== Alternative forms ==== tortă ==== Noun ==== tort n (plural torturi) cake ===== Declension ===== ===== See also ===== turtă, prăjitură == Veps == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Noun === tort tart cake ==== Inflection ==== === References === Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), “торт”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎[1], Petrozavodsk: Periodika