contorqueo
Latin
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /konˈtor.kʷe.oː/, [kɔnˈtɔr.kᶣe.oː]
Verb
contorqueō (present infinitive contorquēre, perfect active contorsī, supine contortum); second conjugation
- I turn, twist, swing or whirl (together); contort
- (of a weapon) I brandish, wield.
- I turn, influence, sway.
- (of words or discourse) I hurl or throw out violently, utter vehemently.
Inflection
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Related terms
Descendants
- Catalan: contòrcer-se
- English: contort
- Italian: contorcere
- Portuguese: contorcer
- Spanish: contorcer
References
- contorqueo in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- contorqueo in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- contorqueo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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