distraho
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom dis- + trahō (“I drag”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈdis.tra.hoː/, [ˈd̪ɪs̠t̪rä(ɦ)oː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈdis.tra.o/, [ˈd̪ist̪räo]
Verb
editdistrahō (present infinitive distrahere, perfect active distrāxī, supine distractum); third conjugation
- to draw, pull or drag asunder; tear in pieces, separate forcibly, divide; scatter
- to sell separately (in parcels), retail; sell (in general)
- to draw in different directions; divide, distract, perplex
- to separate in sentiment, estrange, alienate
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editReferences
edit- “distraho”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “distraho”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- distraho in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- distraho in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016