contrecto

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Latin

Etymology

From con- +‎ tractō (“to handle”).

Pronunciation

Verb

contrectō (present infinitive contrectāre, perfect active contrectāvī, supine contrectātum); first conjugation

  1. to touch, handle or finger
    Synonym: attrectō
  2. to caress or fondle
  3. to contemplate or consider

Conjugation

   Conjugation of contrectō (first conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present contrectō contrectās contrectat contrectāmus contrectātis contrectant
imperfect contrectābam contrectābās contrectābat contrectābāmus contrectābātis contrectābant
future contrectābō contrectābis contrectābit contrectābimus contrectābitis contrectābunt
perfect contrectāvī contrectāvistī contrectāvit contrectāvimus contrectāvistis contrectāvērunt,
contrectāvēre
pluperfect contrectāveram contrectāverās contrectāverat contrectāverāmus contrectāverātis contrectāverant
future perfect contrectāverō contrectāveris contrectāverit contrectāverimus contrectāveritis contrectāverint
passive present contrector contrectāris,
contrectāre 		contrectātur contrectāmur contrectāminī contrectantur
imperfect contrectābar contrectābāris,
contrectābāre 		contrectābātur contrectābāmur contrectābāminī contrectābantur
future contrectābor contrectāberis,
contrectābere 		contrectābitur contrectābimur contrectābiminī contrectābuntur
perfect contrectātus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect contrectātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect contrectātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present contrectem contrectēs contrectet contrectēmus contrectētis contrectent
imperfect contrectārem contrectārēs contrectāret contrectārēmus contrectārētis contrectārent
perfect contrectāverim contrectāverīs contrectāverit contrectāverīmus contrectāverītis contrectāverint
pluperfect contrectāvissem contrectāvissēs contrectāvisset contrectāvissēmus contrectāvissētis contrectāvissent
passive present contrecter contrectēris,
contrectēre 		contrectētur contrectēmur contrectēminī contrectentur
imperfect contrectārer contrectārēris,
contrectārēre 		contrectārētur contrectārēmur contrectārēminī contrectārentur
perfect contrectātus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect contrectātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — contrectā — — contrectāte —
future — contrectātō contrectātō — contrectātōte contrectantō
passive present — contrectāre — — contrectāminī —
future — contrectātor contrectātor — — contrectantor
non-finite forms infinitive participle
active passive active passive
present contrectāre contrectārī contrectāns —
future contrectātūrum esse contrectātum īrī contrectātūrus contrectandus
perfect contrectāvisse contrectātum esse — contrectātus
future perfect — contrectātum fore — —
perfect potential contrectātūrum fuisse — — —
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
contrectandī contrectandō contrectandum contrectandō contrectātum contrectātū

Derived terms

References

  • “contrecto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “contrecto”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • contrecto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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