attractus

Latin

Etymology 1

Perfect passive participle of attrahō.

Participle

attractus (feminine attracta, neuter attractum); first/second-declension participle

  1. attracted
  2. prompted, moved, incited
  3. drawn, dragged in or together or before or along, led
  4. contracted or knitted (e.g., one's brows)
Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative attractus attracta attractum attractī attractae attracta
genitive attractī attractae attractī attractōrum attractārum attractōrum
dative attractō attractae attractō attractīs
accusative attractum attractam attractum attractōs attractās attracta
ablative attractō attractā attractō attractīs
vocative attracte attracta attractum attractī attractae attracta
Descendants
  • French: attrait
  • Italian: attratto
  • Portuguese: atreito
  • → Irish: Athracht

Etymology 2

From attrahō +‎ -tus (forming action nouns).

Noun

attractus m (genitive attractūs); fourth declension

  1. (Late Latin) a drawing to, attraction
Declension

Fourth-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative attractus attractūs
genitive attractūs attractuum
dative attractuī attractibus
accusative attractum attractūs
ablative attractū attractibus
vocative attractus attractūs

References

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