pertorqueo

Latin

Etymology

From per- +‎ torqueō (“twist”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /perˈtor.kʷe.oː/, [pɛrˈtɔr.kᶣe.oː]

Verb

pertorqueō (present infinitive pertorquēre); second conjugation, no perfect

I twist out of shape, distort, contort.
I hurl.

Inflection

No perfect or supine forms.

Related terms

References

pertorqueo in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
pertorqueo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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