pertorqueo
Latin
Etymology
From per- + torqueō (“twist”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /perˈtor.kʷe.oː/, [pɛrˈtɔr.kᶣe.oː]
Verb
pertorqueō (present infinitive pertorquēre); second conjugation, no perfect
- I twist out of shape, distort, contort.
- I hurl.
Inflection
- No perfect or supine forms.
Related terms
- attorqueō
- circumtorqueō
- contorqueō
- dētorqueō
- distorqueō
- extorqueō
- intorqueō
- obtorqueō
- praetorqueō
- retorqueō
- torqueō
References
- pertorqueo in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- pertorqueo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette