LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird conjugation

prōtrahō

prōtrahō (present infinitive prōtrahere, perfect active prōtrāxī, supine prōtractum)
Classical[ˈproː.tra.(ɦ)oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈprɔː.tra.o]
prōtractus perf. pass. ptcp.

Meaning

  1. to drag, pull, draw or bring forth or out (to a place)
  2. to bring to light, discover, disclose, reveal, expose
  3. to betray
  4. to lengthen out something as to time; prolong, protract, defer
  5. to extend, increase

Conjugation conjugation 3

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.prōtrahōprōtrahēbamprōtrahamprōtrāxīprōtrāxeramprōtrāxerō
2nd sg.prōtrahisprōtrahēbāsprōtrahēsprōtrāxistīprōtrāxerāsprōtrāxeris
3rd sg.prōtrahitprōtrahēbatprōtrahetprōtrāxitprōtrāxeratprōtrāxerit
1st pl.prōtrahimusprōtrahēbāmusprōtrahēmusprōtrāximusprōtrāxerāmusprōtrāxerimus
2nd pl.prōtrahitisprōtrahēbātisprōtrahētisprōtrāxistisprōtrāxerātisprōtrāxeritis
3rd pl.prōtrahuntprōtrahēbantprōtrahentprōtrāxērunt
prōtrāxēre		prōtrāxerantprōtrāxerint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.prōtrahamprōtraheremprōtrāxerimprōtrāxissem
2nd sg.prōtrahāsprōtraherēsprōtrāxerīsprōtrāxissēs
3rd sg.prōtrahatprōtraheretprōtrāxeritprōtrāxisset
1st pl.prōtrahāmusprōtraherēmusprōtrāxerīmusprōtrāxissēmus
2nd pl.prōtrahātisprōtraherētisprōtrāxerītisprōtrāxissētis
3rd pl.prōtrahantprōtraherentprōtrāxerintprōtrāxissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.prōtrahorprōtrahēbarprōtrahar
2nd sg.prōtraheris
prōtrahere		prōtrahēbāris
prōtrahēbāre		prōtrahēris
prōtrahēre
3rd sg.prōtrahiturprōtrahēbāturprōtrahētur
1st pl.prōtrahimurprōtrahēbāmurprōtrahēmur
2nd pl.prōtrahiminīprōtrahēbāminīprōtrahēminī
3rd pl.prōtrahunturprōtrahēbanturprōtrahentur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.prōtraharprōtraherer
2nd sg.prōtrahāris
prōtrahāre		prōtraherēris
prōtraherēre
3rd sg.prōtrahāturprōtraherētur
1st pl.prōtrahāmurprōtraherēmur
2nd pl.prōtrahāminīprōtraherēminī
3rd pl.prōtrahanturprōtraherentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.prōtraheprōtrahere
pres. 2nd pl.prōtrahiteprōtrahiminī
fut. 2nd sg.prōtrahitōprōtrahitor
fut. 3rd sg.prōtrahitōprōtrahitor
fut. 2nd pl.prōtrahitōte—
fut. 3rd pl.prōtrahuntōprōtrahuntor
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveprōtrahereprōtrahī
perfect infinitiveprōtrāxisseprōtractum esse
future infinitiveprōtractūrum esseprōtractum īrī
present participleprōtrahēns—
perfect participle—prōtractus
prōtracta, prōtractā, prōtractae, prōtractam, prōtractārum, prōtractās, prōtracte, prōtractī, prōtractīs, prōtractō, prōtractōrum, prōtractōs
future participleprōtractūrus
prōtractūra, prōtractūrā, prōtractūrae, prōtractūram, prōtractūrārum, prōtractūrās, prōtractūre, prōtractūrī, prōtractūrīs, prōtractūrō, prōtractūrōrum, prōtractūrōs, prōtractūrum		prōtrahendus
prōtrahundus, prōtrahenda, prōtrahendā, prōtrahendae, prōtrahendam, prōtrahendārum, prōtrahendās, prōtrahende, prōtrahendīs, prōtrahendōrum, prōtrahendōs
gerundprōtrahendī, prōtrahendō, prōtrahendumsupineprōtractum, prōtractū

prō-trăho, xi, ctum, 3 (sync. form protraxtis for protraxistis, Sil. 16, 84.—
I. Inf. protraxe for protraxisse, Lucr. 5, 1159), v. a., to draw or drag forth, to bring forth or out, pull out, to draw to a place (class.; cf.: promo, profero).
I. Lit., Cels. 7, 12, 1: aliquem e tentorio, Tac. H. 4, 27: me istam capillo protracturum in viam, Plaut. Merc. 4, 4, 58: aliquem hinc in convivium, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 10, § 24: Calchanta in medios, Verg. A. 2, 123: aliquem in medium manibus suis, Suet. Ner. 53: ad operas mercenarias statim protrahi, Cic. Phil. 1, 9, 22: pedibusque informe cadaver (Caci) Protrahitur, Verg. A. 8, 265: multa siti protracta corpora, Lucr. 6, 1264: e tentorio, Tac. H. 4, 27.—
II. Trop.
A. In gen., to drag forth, to draw or bring anywhere: aliquid in lucem, Lucr. 4, 1189: ad gestum pueros, id. 5, 1031: quidquid paulatim protrahit aetas In medium, id. 5, 1387 dub. (v. Lachm. II. p. 346): indicem ad indicium, Liv. 33, 28: nudi in medium protrahebantur, id. 28, 29. —
B. In partic.
1. To bring to light, discover, disclose, reveal, expose, betray: auctorem nefandi facinoris, Liv. 45, 5: inimicum, id. 44, 26: facinus per indicium, id. 27, 3: publicanorum fraudes, Vell. 2, 92, 2: nec meus indicio latitantes versus amicus Protraheret, Ov. Tr. 3, 4, 71.—
2. To lengthen out any thing as to time, to prolong, protract, defer (post-Aug.; syn.: produco, propago): protrahere ac differre stipendia militum, Suet. Ner. 32: convivia in primam lucem, id. Caes. 52; cf.: epulas a medio die ad mediam noctem, id. Ner. 27: in serum dimicatione protractā, id. Aug. 17: sermones, Vulg. Act. 20, 7.—Pass. in mid. force: quid diutius protrahor? why dwell longer on this? Vop. Tac. 6.—Absol.: quinque horas protraxit, i. e. he lingered for five hours, Suet. Ner. 33 fin.—
3. To weary, detain too long: ne diutius te protraham, Vulg. Act. 24, 4.—
4. To extend, increase (post-class.): utrum hoc usque ad Graecum sermonem tantum protrahimus, an verum et ad alium ... dubitari potest, Dig. 45, 1, 1 fin.: insolentiam, Val. Max. 1, 5, 8 (al. pertraheret).—
5. To bring or reduce to: ad paupertatem protractus, Plaut. Trin. 1, 2, 72.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  4. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  5. Proto-Indo-European*pro-
  6. Proto-Italic*pro-
  7. Latinprōtrahō

Proto-Indo-European *dʰregʰ-der.? Latin trahō Latin prōtrahō From prō- + trahō (“to drag”).

Descendants
  • Englishprotract
  • Frenchportraire
  • Englishportray
  • Italianprotrarre
  • Portugueseprotrair
  • Sicilianprutràjiri

In English words that came into English from prōtrahō

  • portraitprōtrahō
  • protractprōtrahō

Quick answers

What does prōtrahō mean in Latin?
prōtrahō, a verb, means “to drag, pull, draw or bring forth or out (to a place); to bring to light, discover, disclose, reveal, expose; to betray”.
What are the principal parts of prōtrahō?
prōtrahō, prōtrahere, prōtrāxī, prōtractum (third conjugation).
How do you pronounce prōtrahō?
In classical Latin, [ˈproː.tra.(ɦ)oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈprɔː.tra.o].
Where does prōtrahō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? → Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? → Proto-Indo-European *pér → Proto-Indo-European *pró → Proto-Indo-European *pro- → Proto-Italic *pro- → Latin prōtrahō.