torri

torri

1. third-person singular imperative form of torrar
2. third-person singular present subjunctive form of torrar
3. first-person singular present subjunctive form of torrar

From Italian torr.

• IPA^(key): /ˈtorːi/, [ˈt̪o̞rːi]
• Rhymes: -orːi
• Syllabification^(key): tor‧ri

torri

1. torr (non-SI unit of pressure, equal to 1/760 of standard atmospheric pressure)

• Often understood as synonymous to elohopeamillimetri, although they are not exactly the same.

torri f

1. plural of torre

torrī

1. dative/ablative singular of torris

Borrowed from Sicilian turri and/or Italian torre, from Latin turris, from Ancient Greek τύρρις (túrrhis).

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɔr.rɪ/

torri m (plural torrijiet)

1. tower

   Synonym: (archaic) borġ

According to Matasovic, from a non-Indo-European language, but Pokorny suggests Proto-Indo-European *terkʷ- (“to twist, spin”). Cognate with Cornish terri, Breton torriñ.

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈtɔrɪ/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈtɔri/
• Rhymes: -ɔrɪ

torri (first-person singular present torraf)

1. to break, to fracture

   Ffoniwch am ambiwlans, dw i wedi torri fy nghoes!

   Call an ambulance, I’ve broken my leg!

2. to cut, to divide, to slice

   Ydych chi wedi torri’r gacen eto?

   Have you cut the cake yet?

3. to break, to disobey

   Maen nhw'n torri’r rheolau.

   They’re breaking the rules.

4. to mow, to cut

   Mae rhaid i fi dorri’r lawnt heddiw.

   I need to mow the lawn today.

5. to fell

• Matasović, Ranko (2009), “torr-V-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN
• Pokorny, Julius (1959), “terk-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 3098