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contractus.

shrinking/narrowing; undertaking; legal/commercial agreement/contract;

10 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[kɔnˈtrak.tʊs]Classical-Latin[konˈtrak.tus]

  1. narrow, restricted, pinched, cramped

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2

  2. abridged, terse

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2

  3. restrained

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
Where this word comes from

Perfect passive participle of contrahō.

noun[kɔnˈtrak.tʊs]Classical-Latin[konˈtrak.tus]

  1. collection

    declension-4 · masculine

  2. contraction

    declension-4 · masculine

  3. contract, agreement

    declension-4 · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *dʰregʰ-der.? Latin trahō Latin contrahō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin contractus From contrahō + -tus (suffix forming nouns from verbs, designating the result of an action).

verb[kɔnˈtrak.tʊs]Classical-Latin[konˈtrak.tus]

  1. collected, accomplished, contracted

    declension-1 · declension-2 · form-of · participle · passive · perfect
Where this word comes from

Perfect passive participle of contrahō.

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