contrecto

Latin

Etymology

From con- +‎ tractō (“to handle”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /konˈtrek.toː/, [kɔn̪ˈt̪rɛkt̪oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /konˈtrek.to/, [kon̪ˈt̪rɛkt̪o]

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		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		contrectāre	contrectāvisse	contrectātūrum esse	contrectārī	contrectātum esse	contrectātum īrī
participles		contrectāns	—	contrectātūrus	—	contrectātus	contrectandus
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.