retorqueo

Latin

Etymology

From re- +‎ torqueō (“twist”).

Pronunciation

Verb

retorqueō (present infinitive retorquēre, perfect active retorsī, supine retortum); second conjugation

  1. to twist, turn, bend or cast back; avert, deflect
  2. (of an argument) to retort, cast back

Conjugation

   Conjugation of retorqueō (second conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present retorqueō retorquēs retorquet retorquēmus retorquētis retorquent
imperfect retorquēbam retorquēbās retorquēbat retorquēbāmus retorquēbātis retorquēbant
future retorquēbō retorquēbis retorquēbit retorquēbimus retorquēbitis retorquēbunt
perfect retorsī retorsistī retorsit retorsimus retorsistis retorsērunt,
retorsēre
pluperfect retorseram retorserās retorserat retorserāmus retorserātis retorserant
future perfect retorserō retorseris retorserit retorserimus retorseritis retorserint
passive present retorqueor retorquēris,
retorquēre 		retorquētur retorquēmur retorquēminī retorquentur
imperfect retorquēbar retorquēbāris,
retorquēbāre 		retorquēbātur retorquēbāmur retorquēbāminī retorquēbantur
future retorquēbor retorquēberis,
retorquēbere 		retorquēbitur retorquēbimur retorquēbiminī retorquēbuntur
perfect retortus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect retortus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect retortus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present retorqueam retorqueās retorqueat retorqueāmus retorqueātis retorqueant
imperfect retorquērem retorquērēs retorquēret retorquērēmus retorquērētis retorquērent
perfect retorserim retorserīs retorserit retorserīmus retorserītis retorserint
pluperfect retorsissem retorsissēs retorsisset retorsissēmus retorsissētis retorsissent
passive present retorquear retorqueāris,
retorqueāre 		retorqueātur retorqueāmur retorqueāminī retorqueantur
imperfect retorquērer retorquērēris,
retorquērēre 		retorquērētur retorquērēmur retorquērēminī retorquērentur
perfect retortus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect retortus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — retorquē — — retorquēte —
future — retorquētō retorquētō — retorquētōte retorquentō
passive present — retorquēre — — retorquēminī —
future — retorquētor retorquētor — — retorquentor
non-finite forms infinitive participle
active passive active passive
present retorquēre retorquērī retorquēns —
future retortūrum esse retortum īrī retortūrus retorquendus
perfect retorsisse retortum esse — retortus
future perfect — retortum fore — —
perfect potential retortūrum fuisse — — —
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
retorquendī retorquendō retorquendum retorquendō retortum retortū

Derived terms

Descendants

(Note: see also *retorcere.)

  • → Catalan: retorquir (learned)
  • → English: retort (learned)
  • → French: rétorquer (learned)
  • → Portuguese: retorquir (learned)

References

  • “retorqueo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “retorqueo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • “retorqueo”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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