truncus
[ˈtrʊŋ.kʊs]masculine
The Latin word for torso is truncus.
truncus refers to the body excluding the head and the limbs.
Meaning: body excluding the head and limbs (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
Literally, truncus refers to a trunk or a stump, such as a tree trunk. This is the etymological root of the English word 'trunk'.
How does it change in a sentence?
The word is a masculine noun.
Did you know?
- The Latin truncus shares a possible ancestral root with the Old Irish word tru, which means 'fated to die'.
Examples in context
- Medicus ad truncum lumen applicavit.The doctor applied the light to the torso.
- Truncus est valde robustus.The torso is very robust.
- In sculptura, truncus bene videtur.In the sculpture, the torso is well seen.
Example conversation
Two people are looking at an ancient sculpture in a museum.
- QuintusVide hunc truncum antiquum, Claudia!Look at this ancient torso, Claudia!
- ClaudiaIta, sed ubi est caput?Yes, but where is the head?
- QuintusTruncus solus superest.Only the torso remains.
- ClaudiaPulchra est haec opera.This work is beautiful.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “torso” translations and entries truncus, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries truncus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
