"contortor" meaning in Latin

See contortor in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [kɔnˈtɔr.tɔr] [Classical-Latin], [konˈtɔr.tor] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *terkʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *torkʷ-éye-ti Proto-Italic *torkʷejō Proto-Italic *torkʷeō Latin torqueō Latin contorqueō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin contortor From contorqueō (“to turn”) + -tor. Etymology templates: {{etymon|la|:af|contorqueō<t:to turn>|-tor|text=+|title=contortor|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *terkʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *torkʷ-éye-ti Proto-Italic *torkʷejō Proto-Italic *torkʷeō Latin torqueō Latin contorqueō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin contortor [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*kom", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*kom-", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "con-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }, { "gloss" : "twist", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*torkʷeō", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*torkʷejō", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*torkʷ-éye-ti", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "to turn", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*terkʷ-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "forming verbs", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-yeti", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-éyeti", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "torqueō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "contorqueō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "agent nouns", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "agent", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-tōr", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-tōr", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-tor", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "contortor", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }" data-lang="la" data-title="contortor"> From contorqueō (“to turn”) + -tor. Head templates: {{la-noun|contortor<3>|g=m}} contortor m (genitive contortōris); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|contortor<3>}} Forms: contortōris [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], contortor [nominative, singular], contortōrēs [nominative, plural], contortōris [genitive, singular], contortōrum [genitive, plural], contortōrī [dative, singular], contortōribus [dative, plural], contortōrem [accusative, singular], contortōrēs [accusative, plural], contortōre [ablative, singular], contortōribus [ablative, plural], contortor [singular, vocative], contortōrēs [plural, vocative]
  1. perverter Tags: declension-3, masculine
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        {
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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        },
        {
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        {
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        {
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        {
          "ref": "161 BCE, Publius Terentius Afer, Phormio 374",
          "roman": "extortioner of property, perverter of laws",
          "text": "Bonorum extortor, legum contortor",
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      "ipa": "[kɔnˈtɔr.tɔr]",
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      "ipa": "[konˈtɔr.tor]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
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}
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          "contortōribus",
          "contortoribus#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "contortor",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "contortōrēs",
      "links": [
        [
          "contortōrēs",
          "contortores#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "contortor<3>",
        "g": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "contortor m (genitive contortōris); third declension",
      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "contortor<3>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin 3-syllable words",
        "Latin entries with etymology texts",
        "Latin entries with etymology trees",
        "Latin entries with etymon",
        "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
        "Latin lemmas",
        "Latin masculine nouns",
        "Latin masculine nouns in the third declension",
        "Latin nouns",
        "Latin terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *terkʷ-",
        "Latin terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *ḱe",
        "Latin terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *ḱóm",
        "Latin terms suffixed with -tor",
        "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Latin terms with quotations",
        "Latin third declension nouns",
        "Pages using etymon with no ID",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Pages with etymology trees",
        "Pages with etymon"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "161 BCE, Publius Terentius Afer, Phormio 374",
          "roman": "extortioner of property, perverter of laws",
          "text": "Bonorum extortor, legum contortor",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "perverter"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "perverter",
          "perverter"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[kɔnˈtɔr.tɔr]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[konˈtɔr.tor]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "contortor"
}

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