intorqueo
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Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From in- + torqueō (“twist”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /inˈtor.kʷe.oː/, [ɪn̪ˈt̪ɔrkʷeoː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /inˈtor.kwe.o/, [in̪ˈt̪ɔrkweo]
Verb
[edit]intorqueō (present infinitive intorquēre, perfect active intorsī, supine intortum); second conjugation
- to twist, turn or spin around; wrench, sprain; contort
- to brandish, hurl or throw towards
- to throw or cast against or upon
- to throw into confusion
Conjugation
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[edit]Descendants
[edit](See also *intorcĕre.)
References
[edit]- “intorqueo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “intorqueo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- intorqueo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.