Torte

See also: torte, törte, and tortë

German

Alternative forms
  • Tarte (obsolete, but borrowed anew from Modern French), Turte (obsolete)

Etymology

15th century, from Middle French tarte, tourte, later reinforced by Italian torta.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtɔrtə/, [ˈtɔʁtə], [ˈtɔɐ̯tə], [ˈtɔːtə]
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Noun

Torte f (genitive Torte, plural Torten, diminutive Törtchen n)

  1. a cake that contains a large portion of (whipped) cream, typically more than it contains dough

Usage notes
  • The diminutive Törtchen can be used for any small cake or tartlet, regardless of its containing cream.

Declension
Declension of Torte [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Torte die Torten
genitive einer der Torte der Torten
dative einer der Torte den Torten
accusative eine die Torte die Torten

Hypernyms

Hyponyms

Descendants
  • → Czech: dort
  • → English: torte
  • → Estonian: tort
  • → Hungarian: torta
  • → Japanese: トルテ (torute)
  • → Macedonian: торта (torta)
  • → Polish: tort
  • → Romanian: tort
  • → Russian: торт (tort), тортъ (tort)
  • → Serbo-Croatian: torta / торта
  • → Ukrainian: торт (tort)

Further reading
  • “Torte” in Duden online
  • “Torte” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hunsrik

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtʰɔtə/

Noun

Torte m (plural Torte)

  1. pie
    Ich hon en Torte gemach.
    I've made a pie.
    Sie essd gern Torte.
    She likes to eat pie.

Further reading
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