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retorqueo

retorqueo

Latin

Verb

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

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

Inflection

   Conjugation of retorqueo (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 active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives retorquēre retorsisse retortūrus esse retorquērī retortus esse retortum īrī
participles retorquēns — retortūrus — retortus retorquendus
verbal nouns gerund supine
nominative genitive dative/ablative accusative accusative ablative
retorquēre retorquendī retorquendō retorquendum retortum retortū

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Etymology

From re- +‎ torqueō ‎(“twist”).

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