tractum

Latin

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From trahō (drag). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Alternative forms

Noun

tractum n (genitive tractī); second declension

  1. a flock of wool drawn out for spinning
  2. a long piece of dough pulled out in making pastry, baked until crisp and used like a cracker
Usage notes
  • Mostly used in the plural form.
Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative tractum tracta
Genitive tractī tractōrum
Dative tractō tractīs
Accusative tractum tracta
Ablative tractō tractīs
Vocative tractum tracta
Descendants
  • Ancient Greek: τράκτον (trákton)

Etymology 2

Inflected form of trahō.

Verb

tractum

  1. accusative supine of trahō

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

tractum

  1. inflection of tractus:
    1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular
    2. accusative masculine singular

References

  • tractum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • tractum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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