retorquir
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Latin retorquēre, with normal change of conjugation to -ir.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
retorquir (first-person singular present retorqueixo, first-person singular preterite retorquí, past participle retorquit)
- (transitive) to twist (an argument)
- Synonym: retòrcer
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of retorquir (third conjugation, with -eix-)
Further reading edit
- “retorquir” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin retorquere.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: re‧tor‧quir
Verb edit
retorquir (no first-person singular present, no present subjunctive, third-person singular present retorque, first-person singular preterite retorqui, past participle retorquido) (Brazil)
retorquir (first-person singular present returco, third-person singular present retorque or returque, first-person singular preterite retorqui, past participle retorquido) (Portugal)
Conjugation edit
- Brazil
Conjugation of retorquir (defective) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
- Portugal
Conjugation of retorquir (u-o alternation in present singular or o becomes u when stressed; c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)