torrus

== Latin == === Etymology === Uncertain. The NIL suggests it may derive from Proto-Indo-European *tr̥sós, whence also perhaps Ancient Greek ταρσός (tarsós). If this theory is accepted, then the term would derive from the root *ters-. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈtɔr.rʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈtɔr.rus] === Noun === torrus m (genitive torrī); second declension (rare) alternative form of torris ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun. === References === torrus in Georges, Karl Ernst; Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918), Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 2, Hahnsche Buchhandlung “torrus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.