attrecto
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From ad- + tractō (“touch, handle”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [atˈtrɛk.toː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [at̪ˈt̪rɛk.t̪o]
Verb
attrectō (present infinitive attrectāre, perfect active attrectāvī, supine attrectātum); first conjugation
- to touch, handle
- to touch in an unlawful manner; violate
- to busy oneself with
- to feel after, grope for; seek to find
- to appropriate (to oneself), lay hold of
Conjugation
Conjugation of attrectō (first conjugation)
Derived terms
Related terms
References
- “attrecto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “attrecto”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- attrecto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.