protraho
Latin
Etymology
From prō- + trahō (“I drag”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈproː.tra.(ɦ)oː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈprɔː.t̪ra.o]
Verb
prōtrahō (present infinitive prōtrahere, perfect active prōtrāxī, supine prōtractum); third conjugation
- to drag, pull, draw or bring forth or out (to a place)
- to bring to light, discover, disclose, reveal, expose
- to betray
- to lengthen out something as to time; prolong, protract, defer
- to extend, increase
Conjugation
Conjugation of prōtrahō (third conjugation)
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
- English: protract
- French: portraire
- → English: portray
- Italian: protrarre
- Portuguese: protrair
- Sicilian: prutràjiri
References
- “protraho”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “protraho”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- protraho in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- protraho in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016