tractum
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Latin[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈtrak.tum/, [ˈt̪räkt̪ʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈtrak.tum/, [ˈt̪räkt̪um]
Etymology 1[edit]
From trahō (“drag”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Alternative forms[edit]
Noun[edit]
tractum n (genitive tractī); second declension
- a flock of wool drawn out for spinning
- a long piece of dough pulled out in making pastry, baked until crisp and used like a cracker
Usage notes[edit]
- Mostly used in the plural form.
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun (neuter).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | tractum | tracta |
Genitive | tractī | tractōrum |
Dative | tractō | tractīs |
Accusative | tractum | tracta |
Ablative | tractō | tractīs |
Vocative | tractum | tracta |
Descendants[edit]
- → Ancient Greek: τράκτον (trákton)
Etymology 2[edit]
Inflected form of trahō.
Verb[edit]
tractum
Etymology 3[edit]
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Participle[edit]
tractum
- inflection of tractus:
References[edit]
- “tractum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- tractum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.