adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
tractōrius
tractōrius (feminine tractōria, neuter tractōrium)
Classical[trakˈtoː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[trakˈtɔː.ri.us]
Meaning
- adjectiveof or for drawing or hoisting
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tractōrius | tractōria | tractōrium |
| genitive | tractōriī | tractōriae | tractōriī |
| dative | tractōriō | tractōriae | tractōriō |
| accusative | tractōrium | tractōriam | tractōrium |
| ablative | tractōriō | tractōriā | tractōriō |
| vocative | tractōrie | tractōria | tractōrium |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tractōriī | tractōriae | tractōria |
| genitive | tractōriōrum | tractōriārum | tractōriōrum |
| dative | tractōriīs | tractōriīs | tractōriīs |
| accusative | tractōriōs | tractōriās | tractōria |
| ablative | tractōriīs | tractōriīs | tractōriīs |
| vocative | tractōriī | tractōriae | tractōria |
tractōrĭus, a, um, adj. traho.
I. Of or for drawing or hoisting:
genus machinarum, Vitr. 10, 1.—II. Substt.: tractō-rĭa, ae, f. (sc. epistula), a letter of invitation or summons, Aug. Ep. 217.—
B. trac-tōrĭae, ārum, f. (sc. litterae), an imperial letter containing an order to provide a person with necessaries on his journey:
de tractoriis et stativis, Cod. Just. 15, 52.Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰregʰ-der.?
- Latintractōrius
Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -tō Latin tractō Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin tractōrius From tractō (“tug, drag”) + -ius.