Latin edit

Etymology edit

From ab- (away from) +‎ trahō (drag, haul).

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Verb edit

abstrahō (present infinitive abstrahere, perfect active abstrāxī, supine abstrāctum); third conjugation

  1. to draw away from, drag or pull away
  2. to withdraw, alienate from
  3. (figuratively) to divert, draw away

Conjugation edit

   Conjugation of abstrahō (third conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present abstrahō abstrahis abstrahit abstrahimus abstrahitis abstrahunt
imperfect abstrahēbam abstrahēbās abstrahēbat abstrahēbāmus abstrahēbātis abstrahēbant
future abstraham abstrahēs abstrahet abstrahēmus abstrahētis abstrahent
perfect abstrāxī abstrāxistī abstrāxit abstrāximus abstrāxistis abstrāxērunt,
abstrāxēre
pluperfect abstrāxeram abstrāxerās abstrāxerat abstrāxerāmus abstrāxerātis abstrāxerant
future perfect abstrāxerō abstrāxeris abstrāxerit abstrāxerimus abstrāxeritis abstrāxerint
passive present abstrahor abstraheris,
abstrahere
abstrahitur abstrahimur abstrahiminī abstrahuntur
imperfect abstrahēbar abstrahēbāris,
abstrahēbāre
abstrahēbātur abstrahēbāmur abstrahēbāminī abstrahēbantur
future abstrahar abstrahēris,
abstrahēre
abstrahētur abstrahēmur abstrahēminī abstrahentur
perfect abstrāctus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect abstrāctus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect abstrāctus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present abstraham abstrahās abstrahat abstrahāmus abstrahātis abstrahant
imperfect abstraherem abstraherēs abstraheret abstraherēmus abstraherētis abstraherent
perfect abstrāxerim abstrāxerīs abstrāxerit abstrāxerīmus abstrāxerītis abstrāxerint
pluperfect abstrāxissem abstrāxissēs abstrāxisset abstrāxissēmus abstrāxissētis abstrāxissent
passive present abstrahar abstrahāris,
abstrahāre
abstrahātur abstrahāmur abstrahāminī abstrahantur
imperfect abstraherer abstraherēris,
abstraherēre
abstraherētur abstraherēmur abstraherēminī abstraherentur
perfect abstrāctus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect abstrāctus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present abstrahe abstrahite
future abstrahitō abstrahitō abstrahitōte abstrahuntō
passive present abstrahere abstrahiminī
future abstrahitor abstrahitor abstrahuntor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives abstrahere abstrāxisse abstrāctūrum esse abstrahī abstrāctum esse abstrāctum īrī
participles abstrahēns abstrāctūrus abstrāctus abstrahendus,
abstrahundus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
abstrahendī abstrahendō abstrahendum abstrahendō abstrāctum abstrāctū

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References edit

  • abstraho”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • abstraho”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • abstraho in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  • Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to carry off into slavery: aliquem in servitutem abducere, abstrahere