LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbsecond conjugation, no perfect or supine stems

pertorqueō

pertorqueō (present infinitive pertorquēre)
Classical[pɛrˈtɔr.kʷe.oː]Ecclesiastical[perˈtɔr.kʷe.o]

Meaning

  1. to twist out of shape, distort, contort
  2. to hurl

Conjugation conjugation 2 perfect

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.pertorqueōpertorquēbampertorquēbō———
2nd sg.pertorquēspertorquēbāspertorquēbis———
3rd sg.pertorquetpertorquēbatpertorquēbit———
1st pl.pertorquēmuspertorquēbāmuspertorquēbimus———
2nd pl.pertorquētispertorquēbātispertorquēbitis———
3rd pl.pertorquentpertorquēbantpertorquēbunt———
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.pertorqueampertorquērem——
2nd sg.pertorqueāspertorquērēs——
3rd sg.pertorqueatpertorquēret——
1st pl.pertorqueāmuspertorquērēmus——
2nd pl.pertorqueātispertorquērētis——
3rd pl.pertorqueantpertorquērent——
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.pertorqueorpertorquēbarpertorquēbor
2nd sg.pertorquēris
pertorquēre
pertorquēbāris
pertorquēbāre
pertorquēberis
pertorquēbere
3rd sg.pertorquēturpertorquēbāturpertorquēbitur
1st pl.pertorquēmurpertorquēbāmurpertorquēbimur
2nd pl.pertorquēminīpertorquēbāminīpertorquēbiminī
3rd pl.pertorquenturpertorquēbanturpertorquēbuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.pertorquearpertorquērer
2nd sg.pertorqueāris
pertorqueāre
pertorquērēris
pertorquērēre
3rd sg.pertorqueāturpertorquērētur
1st pl.pertorqueāmurpertorquērēmur
2nd pl.pertorqueāminīpertorquērēminī
3rd pl.pertorqueanturpertorquērentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.pertorquēpertorquēre
pres. 2nd pl.pertorquētepertorquēminī
fut. 2nd sg.pertorquētōpertorquētor
fut. 3rd sg.pertorquētōpertorquētor
fut. 2nd pl.pertorquētōte—
fut. 3rd pl.pertorquentōpertorquentor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivepertorquērepertorquērī
present participlepertorquēns—
future participle—pertorquendus
gerundpertorquendī, pertorquendō, pertorquendum

per-torquĕo, ēre, v. a.,
I. to twist awry, to distort: ora foedo sapore, Lucr. 2, 401.—
II. To hurl, vent: quam senticosa verba pertorquet, Afran. ap. Fest. p. 339 Müll. and ap. Paul. ex Fest. p. 333 ib. (Com. Rel. v. 1 Rib.).

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Proto-Italic *peri- Latin per- Proto-Indo-European *terkʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *torkʷ-éye-ti Proto-Italic *torkʷejō Proto-Italic *torkʷeō Latin torqueō Latin pertorqueō From per- + torqueō (“twist”).

Quick answers

What does pertorqueō mean in Latin?
pertorqueō, a verb, means “to twist out of shape, distort, contort; to hurl”.
What are the principal parts of pertorqueō?
pertorqueō, pertorquēre (second conjugation, no perfect or supine stems).
How do you pronounce pertorqueō?
In classical Latin, [pɛrˈtɔr.kʷe.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [perˈtɔr.kʷe.o].