contrectatio
Latin
Alternative forms
- contractātiō
Etymology
contrectō (“to handle, fondle”) + -tiō
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kon.trekˈtaː.ti.oː/, [kɔn̪t̪rɛkˈt̪äːt̪ioː]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kon.trekˈta.t͡si.o/, [kɔn̪t̪rɛkˈt̪äːt̪͡s̪iɔ]
Noun
contrectātiō f (genitive contrectātiōnis); third declension
- a touch, contact
- (law) theft
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | contrectātiō | contrectātiōnēs |
| Genitive | contrectātiōnis | contrectātiōnum |
| Dative | contrectātiōnī | contrectātiōnibus |
| Accusative | contrectātiōnem | contrectātiōnēs |
| Ablative | contrectātiōne | contrectātiōnibus |
| Vocative | contrectātiō | contrectātiōnēs |
References
- contrectatio in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- contrectatio in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers