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torri.

to break, to fracture

5 characters2 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈtɔrɪ/North-Wales/ˈtɔri/South-Wales
  1. to break, to fracture

    Ffoniwch am ambiwlans, dw i wedi torri fy nghoes!
  2. to cut, to divide, to slice

    Ydych chi wedi torri’r gacen eto?
  3. to break, to disobey

    Maen nhw'n torri’r rheolau.
  4. to mow, to cut

    Mae rhaid i fi dorri’r lawnt heddiw.
  5. 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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