obtortus

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Latin

Etymology

Perfect passive participle of obtorqueō.

Participle

obtortus (feminine obtorta, neuter obtortum); first/second-declension participle

  1. turned towards

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

References

  • obtortus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • obtortus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.