contractus

Latin

Etymology

Perfect passive participle of contrahō.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /konˈtraːk.tus/, [kɔnˈtraːk.tʊs]

Participle

contrāctus m (feminine contrācta, neuter contrāctum); first/second declension

  1. collected, accomplished, contracted

Declension

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative contrāctus contrācta contrāctum contrāctī contrāctae contrācta
Genitive contrāctī contrāctae contrāctī contrāctōrum contrāctārum contrāctōrum
Dative contrāctō contrāctō contrāctīs
Accusative contrāctum contrāctam contrāctum contrāctōs contrāctās contrācta
Ablative contrāctō contrāctā contrāctō contrāctīs
Vocative contrācte contrācta contrāctum contrāctī contrāctae contrācta

Adjective

contrāctus (feminine contrācta, neuter contrāctum); first/second declension

  1. narrow, restricted, pinched, cramped
  2. abridged, terse
  3. restrained

Declension

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative contrāctus contrācta contrāctum contrāctī contrāctae contrācta
Genitive contrāctī contrāctae contrāctī contrāctōrum contrāctārum contrāctōrum
Dative contrāctō contrāctō contrāctīs
Accusative contrāctum contrāctam contrāctum contrāctōs contrāctās contrācta
Ablative contrāctō contrāctā contrāctō contrāctīs
Vocative contrācte contrācta contrāctum contrāctī contrāctae contrācta

Descendants

Noun

contrāctus m (genitive contrāctūs); fourth declension

  1. collection
  2. contraction
  3. contract, agreement

Declension

Fourth declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative contrāctus contrāctūs
Genitive contrāctūs contrāctuum
Dative contrāctuī contrāctibus
Accusative contrāctum contrāctūs
Ablative contrāctū contrāctibus
Vocative contrāctus contrāctūs

Descendants

References
  • contractus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • contractus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • contractus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • contractus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • contractus in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • contractus in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
  • contractus in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
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