tractum
Latin
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈtrak.tum/, [ˈt̪räkt̪ʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈtrak.tum/, [ˈt̪räkt̪um]
Etymology 1
[edit]From trahō (“drag”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Alternative forms
[edit]Noun
[edit]tractum n (genitive tractī); second declension
- a flock of wool drawn out for spinning
- a long piece of dough pulled out in making pastry, baked until crisp and used like a cracker
Usage notes
[edit]- Mostly used in the plural form.
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun (neuter).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | tractum | tracta |
| genitive | tractī | tractōrum |
| dative | tractō | tractīs |
| accusative | tractum | tracta |
| ablative | tractō | tractīs |
| vocative | tractum | tracta |
Descendants
[edit]- → Ancient Greek: τράκτον (trákton)
Etymology 2
[edit]Inflected form of trahō.
Verb
[edit]tractum
Etymology 3
[edit]See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Participle
[edit]tractum
- inflection of tractus:
References
[edit]- “tractum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- tractum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.