contorqueo

Latin

Etymology

From con- +‎ torqueō (“twist”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /konˈtor.kʷe.oː/, [kɔnˈtɔr.kᶣe.oː]

Verb

contorqueō (present infinitive contorquēre, perfect active contorsī, supine contortum); second conjugation

  1. I turn, twist, swing or whirl (together); contort
  2. (of a weapon) I brandish, wield.
  3. I turn, influence, sway.
  4. (of words or discourse) I hurl or throw out violently, utter vehemently.

Inflection
   Conjugation of contorqueo (second conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present contorqueō contorquēs contorquet contorquēmus contorquētis contorquent
imperfect contorquēbam contorquēbās contorquēbat contorquēbāmus contorquēbātis contorquēbant
future contorquēbō contorquēbis contorquēbit contorquēbimus contorquēbitis contorquēbunt
perfect contorsī contorsistī contorsit contorsimus contorsistis contorsērunt, contorsēre
pluperfect contorseram contorserās contorserat contorserāmus contorserātis contorserant
future perfect contorserō contorseris contorserit contorserimus contorseritis contorserint
passive present contorqueor contorquēris, contorquēre contorquētur contorquēmur contorquēminī contorquentur
imperfect contorquēbar contorquēbāris, contorquēbāre contorquēbātur contorquēbāmur contorquēbāminī contorquēbantur
future contorquēbor contorquēberis, contorquēbere contorquēbitur contorquēbimur contorquēbiminī contorquēbuntur
perfect contortus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect contortus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect contortus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present contorqueam contorqueās contorqueat contorqueāmus contorqueātis contorqueant
imperfect contorquērem contorquērēs contorquēret contorquērēmus contorquērētis contorquērent
perfect contorserim contorserīs contorserit contorserimus contorseritis contorserint
pluperfect contorsissem contorsissēs contorsisset contorsissēmus contorsissētis contorsissent
passive present contorquear contorqueāris, contorqueāre contorqueātur contorqueāmur contorqueāminī contorqueantur
imperfect contorquērer contorquērēris, contorquērēre contorquērētur contorquērēmur contorquērēminī contorquērentur
perfect contortus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect contortus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — contorquē — — contorquēte —
future — contorquētō contorquētō — contorquētōte contorquentō
passive present — contorquēre — — contorquēminī —
future — contorquētor contorquētor — — contorquentor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives contorquēre contorsisse contortūrus esse contorquērī contortus esse contortum īrī
participles contorquēns — contortūrus — contortus contorquendus
verbal nouns gerund supine
nominative genitive dative/ablative accusative accusative ablative
contorquēre contorquendī contorquendō contorquendum contortum contortū

Derived terms

Descendants

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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