contrecto

Latin

Etymology

From con- +‎ tractō (“to handle”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [kɔnˈtrɛk.toː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [konˈtrɛk.to]

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

• contrectātiō

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.