contortus

contortus

Latin

Etymology

Perfect passive participle of contorqueō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /konˈtor.tus/, [kɔnˈtɔr.tʊs]

Participle

contortus m (feminine contorta, neuter contortum); first/second declension

1. contorted
2. intricate, involved
3. brandished

Declension

First/second declension.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	contortus	contorta	contortum		contortī	contortae	contorta
Genitive	contortī	contortae	contortī		contortōrum	contortārum	contortōrum
Dative	contortō	contortae	contortō		contortīs	contortīs	contortīs
Accusative	contortum	contortam	contortum		contortōs	contortās	contorta
Ablative	contortō	contortā	contortō		contortīs	contortīs	contortīs
Vocative	contorte	contorta	contortum		contortī	contortae	contorta

Adjective

contortus (feminine contorta, neuter contortum); first/second declension

1. brandished
2. contorted

Declension

First/second declension.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	contortus	contorta	contortum		contortī	contortae	contorta
Genitive	contortī	contortae	contortī		contortōrum	contortārum	contortōrum
Dative	contortō	contortae	contortō		contortīs	contortīs	contortīs
Accusative	contortum	contortam	contortum		contortōs	contortās	contorta
Ablative	contortō	contortā	contortō		contortīs	contortīs	contortīs
Vocative	contorte	contorta	contortum		contortī	contortae	contorta

Descendants

• English: contort
• Italian: contorto

References

• contortus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• contortus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• contortus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette