tractum
Latin edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈtrak.tum/, [ˈt̪räkt̪ʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈtrak.tum/, [ˈt̪räkt̪um]
Etymology 1 edit
From trahō (“drag”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Alternative forms edit
Noun edit
tractum n (genitive tractī); second declension
- a flock of wool drawn out for spinning
- a long piece of dough pulled out in making pastry, baked until crisp and used like a cracker
Usage notes edit
- Mostly used in the plural form.
Declension edit
Second-declension noun (neuter).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | tractum | tracta |
Genitive | tractī | tractōrum |
Dative | tractō | tractīs |
Accusative | tractum | tracta |
Ablative | tractō | tractīs |
Vocative | tractum | tracta |
Descendants edit
- → Ancient Greek: τράκτον (trákton)
Etymology 2 edit
Inflected form of trahō.
Verb edit
tractum
Etymology 3 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Participle edit
tractum
- inflection of tractus:
References edit
- “tractum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- tractum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.