"torvo" meaning in Italian

See torvo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈtor.vo/ Forms: torva [feminine], torvi [masculine, plural], torve [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -orvo Etymology: From Latin torvus. Etymology templates: {{ety|it|:inh|la:torvus}} [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "fierce", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*tergʷ-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "torvus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Italian", "term" : "torvo", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "it" }" data-lang="it" data-title="torvo">, {{inh|it|la|torvus}} Latin torvus Head templates: {{it-adj}} torvo (feminine torva, masculine plural torvi, feminine plural torve)
  1. grim, menacing Related terms: torvamente

Inflected forms

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