torri.
to break, to fracture
Meaning & usage
to break, to fracture
Ffoniwch am ambiwlans, dw i wedi torri fy nghoes!
to cut, to divide, to slice
Ydych chi wedi torri’r gacen eto?
to break, to disobey
Maen nhw'n torri’r rheolau.
to mow, to cut
Mae rhaid i fi dorri’r lawnt heddiw.
to fell
Where this word comes from
According to Matasovic, from a non-Indo-European substrate language, but Pokorny suggests Proto-Indo-European *terkʷ- (“to twist, spin”). Cognate with Cornish terri, Breton torriñ.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.