retracto

See also: retractó

Latin

Etymology

From re- +‎ tracto.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /reˈtrak.toː/, [rɛˈt̪räkt̪oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /reˈtrak.to/, [reˈt̪räkt̪o]

Verb

retractō (present infinitive retractāre, perfect active retractāvī, supine retractātum); first conjugation

1. I undertake again
2. I withdraw, refuse, decline
3. I retract

Conjugation

Conjugation of retractō (first conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	retractō	retractās	retractat	retractāmus	retractātis	retractant
	imperfect	retractābam	retractābās	retractābat	retractābāmus	retractābātis	retractābant
	future	retractābō	retractābis	retractābit	retractābimus	retractābitis	retractābunt
	perfect	retractāvī	retractāvistī	retractāvit	retractāvimus	retractāvistis	retractāvērunt, retractāvēre
	pluperfect	retractāveram	retractāverās	retractāverat	retractāverāmus	retractāverātis	retractāverant
	future perfect	retractāverō	retractāveris	retractāverit	retractāverimus	retractāveritis	retractāverint
passive	present	retractor	retractāris, retractāre	retractātur	retractāmur	retractāminī	retractantur
	imperfect	retractābar	retractābāris, retractābāre	retractābātur	retractābāmur	retractābāminī	retractābantur
	future	retractābor	retractāberis, retractābere	retractābitur	retractābimur	retractābiminī	retractābuntur
	perfect	retractātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	retractātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	retractātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	retractem	retractēs	retractet	retractēmus	retractētis	retractent
	imperfect	retractārem	retractārēs	retractāret	retractārēmus	retractārētis	retractārent
	perfect	retractāverim	retractāverīs	retractāverit	retractāverīmus	retractāverītis	retractāverint
	pluperfect	retractāvissem	retractāvissēs	retractāvisset	retractāvissēmus	retractāvissētis	retractāvissent
passive	present	retracter	retractēris, retractēre	retractētur	retractēmur	retractēminī	retractentur
	imperfect	retractārer	retractārēris, retractārēre	retractārētur	retractārēmur	retractārēminī	retractārentur
	perfect	retractātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	retractātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	retractā	—	—	retractāte	—
	future	—	retractātō	retractātō	—	retractātōte	retractantō
passive	present	—	retractāre	—	—	retractāminī	—
	future	—	retractātor	retractātor	—	—	retractantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		retractāre	retractāvisse	retractātūrum esse	retractārī	retractātum esse	retractātum īrī
participles		retractāns	—	retractātūrus	—	retractātus	retractandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		retractandī	retractandō	retractandum	retractandō	retractātum	retractātū

Derived terms

• retractātiō

Descendants

• Catalan: retratar
• English: retract
• French: rétracter
• Italian: ritrattare
• Portuguese: retratar
• Spanish: retractar, retratar

References

• “retracto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “retracto”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• retracto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin retractus.

Noun

retracto m (plural retractos)

1. (law) option
2. first refusal

Verb

retracto

1. first-person singular present indicative of retractar

Further reading

• “retracto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014