LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird conjugation

attrahō

attrahō (present infinitive attrahere, perfect active attrāxī, supine attractum)
Classical[ˈat.tra.(ɦ)oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈat.tra.o]

Meaning

  1. to draw, pull or drag to or towards with force
  2. figurativelyto draw, allure, lead, bring, move, attract

Conjugation conjugation 3

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.attrahōattrahēbamattrahamattrāxīattrāxeramattrāxerō
2nd sg.attrahisattrahēbāsattrahēsattrāxistīattrāxerāsattrāxeris
3rd sg.attrahitattrahēbatattrahetattrāxitattrāxeratattrāxerit
1st pl.attrahimusattrahēbāmusattrahēmusattrāximusattrāxerāmusattrāxerimus
2nd pl.attrahitisattrahēbātisattrahētisattrāxistisattrāxerātisattrāxeritis
3rd pl.attrahuntattrahēbantattrahentattrāxērunt
attrāxēre		attrāxerantattrāxerint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.attrahamattraheremattrāxerimattrāxissem
2nd sg.attrahāsattraherēsattrāxerīsattrāxissēs
3rd sg.attrahatattraheretattrāxeritattrāxisset
1st pl.attrahāmusattraherēmusattrāxerīmusattrāxissēmus
2nd pl.attrahātisattraherētisattrāxerītisattrāxissētis
3rd pl.attrahantattraherentattrāxerintattrāxissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.attrahorattrahēbarattrahar
2nd sg.attraheris
attrahere		attrahēbāris
attrahēbāre		attrahēris
attrahēre
3rd sg.attrahiturattrahēbāturattrahētur
1st pl.attrahimurattrahēbāmurattrahēmur
2nd pl.attrahiminīattrahēbāminīattrahēminī
3rd pl.attrahunturattrahēbanturattrahentur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.attraharattraherer
2nd sg.attrahāris
attrahāre		attraherēris
attraherēre
3rd sg.attrahāturattraherētur
1st pl.attrahāmurattraherēmur
2nd pl.attrahāminīattraherēminī
3rd pl.attrahanturattraherentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.attraheattrahere
pres. 2nd pl.attrahiteattrahiminī
fut. 2nd sg.attrahitōattrahitor
fut. 3rd sg.attrahitōattrahitor
fut. 2nd pl.attrahitōte—
fut. 3rd pl.attrahuntōattrahuntor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveattrahereattrahī
perfect infinitiveattrāxisseattractum esse
future infinitiveattractūrum esseattractum īrī
present participleattrahēns—
perfect participle—attractus
attracta, attractā, attractae, attractam, attractārum, attractās, attracte, attractī, attractīs, attractō, attractōrum, attractōs
future participleattractūrus
attractūra, attractūrā, attractūrae, attractūram, attractūrārum, attractūrās, attractūre, attractūrī, attractūrīs, attractūrō, attractūrōrum, attractūrōs, attractūrum		attrahendus
attrahundus, attrahenda, attrahendā, attrahendae, attrahendam, attrahendārum, attrahendās, attrahende, attrahendīs, attrahendōrum, attrahendōs
gerundattrahendī, attrahendō, attrahendumsupineattractum, attractū

at-trăho, traxi, tractum, 3, v. a.,
I. to draw to or toward, to attract, drag with force, draw (rare but class.; syn.: traho, duco, adduco).
I. Lit.: adducitur a Veneriis atque adeo attrahitur Lollius, is dragged by force, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 25: te ipsum putare me attractum iri, si de pace agatur, id. Att. 10, 1, 3: aliquem Romam, id. Fam. 7, 10 fin.: tribunos attrahi ad se jussit, Liv. 29, 9 fin.: uncus alae iniciendus paulatimque attrahendus est, Cels. 7, 29: magnes attrahens ferrum, Plin. 36, 16, 25, § 128: pulmo attrahens ac reddens animam, id. 11, 37, 72, § 188; so, spiritum attrahere, Vulg. Psa. 118, 131: vultus tuus colligit rugas et attrahit frontem, contracts, Sen. Ben. 6, 7 al.: quae causa attraxerit Arpos, Verg. A. 11, 250: sed quos fugit, attrahit unā, Ov. M. 14, 63: ducem Attrahite huc vinctum, id. ib. 3, 563: arcus, id. R. Am. 435: amnes attrahere auxilio sitientibus hortis, Col. 10, 24: attraxit eum in siccum, Vulg. Tob. 6, 4; ib. Ezech. 32, 20: jugum attrahere, to draw, bear, ib. Eccli. 28, 23.—
II. Trop., to draw, lead, bring, move, attract, etc.: nihil esse quod ad se rem ullam tam inliciat et tam attrahat quam ad amicitiam similitudo, Cic. Lael. 14, 50: recepi causam Siciliae; ea me ad hoc negotium provincia attraxit, prompted, moved, incited, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 1: quandoquidem in partes, ait, attrahor, I am drawn by force to take sides, Ov. M. 5, 93 (Merk., abstrahor): discipulos, id. F. 3, 830: ideo attraxi te miserans, Vulg. Jer. 31, 3.—Hence, * attractus, a, um, P. a., drawn or attracted; of the brow, contracted, knit: frons attractior, Sen. Ben. 4, 31.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Proto-Italic*ad-
  4. Latinattrahō

Proto-Indo-European *dʰregʰ-der.? Latin trahō Latin attrahō From ad- + trahō (“drag”). Compare typologically Russian привлека́ть (privlekátʹ) (akin to влечь (vlečʹ)), притяга́тельный (pritjagátelʹnyj), притя́гивать (pritjágivatʹ) (akin to тяну́ть (tjanútʹ)).

Descendants
  • Catalanatraure
  • Englishattract
  • Frenchattrairefrom Old French atraire
  • Italianattrarre
  • Portugueseatrair
  • Romanianatrage
  • Romanianatragere
  • Spanishatraer
  • Galicianatraer
  • Sicilianattràjiri

In English words that came into English from attrahō

  • attractionattractio
  • attractiveattractīvus
  • attractattractus
  • attrahentattrahēns

Quick answers

What does attrahō mean in Latin?
attrahō, a verb, means “to draw, pull or drag to or towards with force; to draw, allure, lead, bring, move, attract”.
What are the principal parts of attrahō?
attrahō, attrahere, attrāxī, attractum (third conjugation).
How do you pronounce attrahō?
In classical Latin, [ˈat.tra.(ɦ)oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈat.tra.o].
Where does attrahō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd → Proto-Italic *ad → Proto-Italic *ad- → Latin attrahō.
Which English words come from attrahō?
English words that go back to Latin attrahō include attrahent, attraction, attractive and attract.