Latin

Alternative forms

• (active form) altercō

Verb

altercor ‎(present infinitive altercārī, perfect active altercātus sum); first conjugation, deponent

1. I have a discussion or difference with another; dispute, quarrel, wrangle, argue.
2. (law) I strive to gain the victory over an opponent in a court of justice by putting questions for him to answer.
3. I contend or struggle with.

Inflection

Derived terms

• altercābilis
• altercātiō
• altercātor

Descendants

• Italian: altercare
• Portuguese: altercar

References

• altercor in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• altercor in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “altercor”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • (ambiguous) to hold an altercation with a man: verbis concertare or altercari cum aliquo (B. C. 3. 19. 6)