altercor
Latin
editAlternative forms
edit- (active form) altercō
Etymology
editFrom alter (“the other, another”) + -ico.
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /alˈter.kor/, [äɫ̪ˈt̪ɛrkɔr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /alˈter.kor/, [äl̪ˈt̪ɛrkor]
Verb
editaltercor (present infinitive altercārī, perfect active altercātus sum); first conjugation, deponent
- to have a discussion or difference with another; dispute, quarrel, wrangle, argue
- (law) to strive to gain the victory over an opponent in a court of justice by putting questions for him to answer
- to contend or struggle with
Conjugation
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editReferences
edit- “altercor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “altercor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- altercor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
- (ambiguous) to hold an altercation with a man: verbis concertare or altercari cum aliquo (B. C. 3. 19. 6)
- (ambiguous) to hold an altercation with a man: verbis concertare or altercari cum aliquo (B. C. 3. 19. 6)