noun · masculinethird declension
torris
torris m (genitive torris)
Classical[ˈtɔr.rɪs]Ecclesiastical[ˈtɔr.ris]
Meaning
- masculinefirebrand
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | torris | torrēs |
| genitive | torris | torrium torrōrum |
| dative | torrī torrō | torribus |
| accusative | torrem torrim, torrum | torrēs torrīs, torrōs |
| ablative | torre torrō | torribus |
| vocative | torris | torrēs |
torris (collat. forms torrus, i, m., Att. ap. Non. 15, 30; Fragm. Trag. v. 452 Rib.; torres, is, f., Lucr. 3, 915 Lachm.), is, m. id.,
I. a brand, firebrand (with or without flame;
syn. titio), Ov. M. 8, 457; 8, 512; 12, 272, Verg. A. 12, 298; Val. Fl. 3, 115; Sid. Ep. 3, 13 med.; Lact. 4, 14, 14.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
torris is, m
TERS-, a brand, firebrand : ambustus, V.: Funereus, O.
Origins
From the root of torreō (“to roast”).