torreo

Latin

Etymology

From torrus (“dry”), from Proto-Indo-European *ters- (“dry”). Cognate with Gothic 𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍃𐌿𐍃 (þaursus), Old High German durri (German dürr), Old English þurst, þyrst (English thirst) Ancient Greek τέρσομαι (térsomai), Sanskrit तृष्यति (tṛṣyati).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈtor.re.oː/

Verb

present active torreō, present infinitive torrēre, perfect active torruī, supine tostum.

1. I scorch, burn, parch.
2. I roast; bake.
3. (of the cold) I nip, pinch.

Inflection

Second Conjugation

indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	torreō	torrēs	torret	torrēmus	torrētis	torrent
	future	torrēbō	torrēbis	torrēbit	torrēbimus	torrēbitis	torrēbunt
	imperfect	torrēbam	torrēbās	torrēbat	torrēbāmus	torrēbātis	torrēbant
	perfect	torruī	torruistī	torruit	torruimus	torruistis	torruērunt
	future perfect	torruerō	torrueris	torruerit	torruerimus	torrueritis	torruerint
	pluperfect	torrueram	torruerās	torruerat	torruerāmus	torruerātis	torruerant
passive	present	torreor	torrēris	torrētur	torrēmur	torrēminī	torrentur
	future	torrēbor	torrēberis	torrēbitur	torrēbimur	torrēbiminī	torrēbuntur
	imperfect	torrēbar	torrēbāris	torrēbātur	torrēbāmur	torrēbāminī	torrēbantur
	perfect	Use tostus m, tosta f, tostum n followed by the present indicative of sum.
	future perfect	Use tostus m, tosta f, tostum n followed by the future indicative of sum.
	pluperfect	Use tostus m, tosta f, tostum n followed by the imperfect indicative of sum.
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	torream	torreās	torreat	torreāmus	torreātis	torreant
	imperfect	torrērem	torrērēs	torrēret	torrērēmus	torrērētis	torrērent
	perfect	torruerim	torruerīs	torruerit	torruerīmus	torruerītis	torruerint
	pluperfect	torruissem	torruissēs	torruisset	torruissēmus	torruissētis	torruissent
passive	present	torrear	torreāris	torreātur	torreāmur	torreāminī	torreantur
	imperfect	torrērer	torrērēris	torrērētur	torrērēmur	torrērēminī	torrērentur
	perfect	Use tostus m, tosta f, tostum n followed by the present subjunctive of sum.
	pluperfect	Use tostus m, tosta f, tostum n followed by the imperfect subjunctive of sum.
imperatives		active			passive
		present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)	present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)
	singular	torrē	torrētō	torrētō	torrēre	torrētor	torrētor
	plural	torrēte	torrētōte	torrentō	torrēminī	—	torrentor
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		torrēre	torruisse	tostūrus esse	torrērī	tostus esse	tostum īrī
participles		torrēns (torrentis)	—	tostūrus-ra, -rum	—	tostus-a, -um	torrendus-nda, -ndum

Synonyms

• (scorch): dētorreō, extorreō
• (roast): attorreō

Derived terms

attorreō contorreō dētorreō extorreō torrefaciō torrēns

torrenter torrēscō torridus torris torror

Related terms

• torridō

Descendants

• Asturian: turrar
• Catalan: torrar
• English: toast
• Spanish: torrar