retorqueo

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Latin

Etymology

From re- +‎ torqueō (twist).

Pronunciation

Verb

retorqueō (present infinitive retorquēre, perfect active retorsī, supine retortum); second conjugation

  1. to twist, turn, bend or cast back; avert, deflect
  2. (of an argument) to retort, cast back

Conjugation

   Conjugation of retorqueō (second conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present retorqueō retorquēs retorquet retorquēmus retorquētis retorquent
imperfect retorquēbam retorquēbās retorquēbat retorquēbāmus retorquēbātis retorquēbant
future retorquēbō retorquēbis retorquēbit retorquēbimus retorquēbitis retorquēbunt
perfect retorsī retorsistī retorsit retorsimus retorsistis retorsērunt,
retorsēre
pluperfect retorseram retorserās retorserat retorserāmus retorserātis retorserant
future perfect retorserō retorseris retorserit retorserimus retorseritis retorserint
passive present retorqueor retorquēris,
retorquēre
retorquētur retorquēmur retorquēminī retorquentur
imperfect retorquēbar retorquēbāris,
retorquēbāre
retorquēbātur retorquēbāmur retorquēbāminī retorquēbantur
future retorquēbor retorquēberis,
retorquēbere
retorquēbitur retorquēbimur retorquēbiminī retorquēbuntur
perfect retortus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect retortus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect retortus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present retorqueam retorqueās retorqueat retorqueāmus retorqueātis retorqueant
imperfect retorquērem retorquērēs retorquēret retorquērēmus retorquērētis retorquērent
perfect retorserim retorserīs retorserit retorserīmus retorserītis retorserint
pluperfect retorsissem retorsissēs retorsisset retorsissēmus retorsissētis retorsissent
passive present retorquear retorqueāris,
retorqueāre
retorqueātur retorqueāmur retorqueāminī retorqueantur
imperfect retorquērer retorquērēris,
retorquērēre
retorquērētur retorquērēmur retorquērēminī retorquērentur
perfect retortus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect retortus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present retorquē retorquēte
future retorquētō retorquētō retorquētōte retorquentō
passive present retorquēre retorquēminī
future retorquētor retorquētor retorquentor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives retorquēre retorsisse retortūrum esse retorquērī retortum esse retortum īrī
participles retorquēns retortūrus retortus retorquendus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
retorquendī retorquendō retorquendum retorquendō retortum retortū

Derived terms

Descendants

References

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