contrectatio

Latin

Alternative forms
  • contractātiō

Etymology

contrectō (“to handle, fondle”) +‎ -tiō

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /kon.trekˈtaː.ti.oː/, [kɔn̪t̪rɛkˈt̪äːt̪ioː]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kon.trekˈtat.t͡si.o/, [kon̪t̪rekˈt̪ät̪ː͡s̪io]

Noun

contrectātiō f (genitive contrectātiōnis); third declension

  1. a touch, contact
  2. (law) theft

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative contrectātiō contrectātiōnēs
Genitive contrectātiōnis contrectātiōnum
Dative contrectātiōnī contrectātiōnibus
Accusative contrectātiōnem contrectātiōnēs
Ablative contrectātiōne contrectātiōnibus
Vocative contrectātiō contrectātiōnēs

References
  • “contrectatio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “contrectatio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
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