torreō

From Proto-Italic *torzeō, from Proto-Indo-European *torséyeti, causative from the root *ters- (“dry”). The fourth principal part tostum is for *torstum.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈtor.re.oː/, [ˈt̪ɔrːeoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈtor.re.o/, [ˈt̪ɔrːeo]

Verb

torreō (present infinitive torrēre, perfect active torruī, supine tō̆stum); second conjugation

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

Usage notes

• While *torstum is almost certainly *tŏrstum with a short vowel, the vowel of tostum is less understood; whether it is tŏstum or tōstum is properly unknown.