intorqueo
Latin
Etymology
From in- + torqueō (“twist”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɪnˈtɔr.kʷe.oː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [in̪ˈt̪ɔr.kʷe.o]
Verb
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
Conjugation of intorqueō (second conjugation)
Derived terms
- intortiō
- intortus
Related terms
Descendants
(See also *intorcĕre.)
References
- “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.