tractum

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈtrak.tum/, [ˈt̪räkt̪ʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈtrak.tum/, [ˈt̪räkt̪um]

Etymology 1

From trahō (“drag”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Alternative forms

• tracta

Noun

tractum n (genitive tractī); second declension

1. a flock of wool drawn out for spinning
2. a long piece of dough pulled out in making pastry, baked until crisp and used like a cracker

Usage notes

• Mostly used in the plural form.

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

	singular	plural
nominative	tractum	tracta
genitive	tractī	tractōrum
dative	tractō	tractīs
accusative	tractum	tracta
ablative	tractō	tractīs
vocative	tractum	tracta

Descendants

• → Ancient Greek: τράκτον (trákton)

Etymology 2

Inflected form of trahō.

Verb

tractum

1. accusative supine of trahō

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

tractum

1. inflection of tractus:
   1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular
   2. accusative masculine singular

References

• “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.