protraho

Latin

Etymology

From prō- +‎ trahō (“I drag”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈproː.tra.hoː/, [ˈproːt̪rä(ɦ)oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpro.tra.o/, [ˈprɔːt̪räo]

Verb

prōtrahō (present infinitive prōtrahere, perfect active prōtrāxī, supine prōtractum); third conjugation

1. to drag, pull, draw or bring forth or out (to a place)
2. to bring to light, discover, disclose, reveal, expose

   Synonyms: ostendō, praebeō, ostentō, prōdō, indicō, acclārō, expōnō, prōpōnō, prōferō, profiteor, vulgō, gerō, praestō, coarguō, fateor

3. to betray

   Synonyms: trādō, prōdō, indicō, laedō

4. to lengthen out something as to time; prolong, protract, defer

   Synonyms: retardō, moror, trahō, dubitō, extrahō, differō

   Antonyms: ruō, accurrō, currō, festīnō, prōvolō, properō, corripiō, affluō, mātūrō

5. to extend, increase

   Synonyms: extendō, distendō, pandō, porrigō, prōlongō, prōferō, trahō, explicō

Conjugation

indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	prōtrahō	prōtrahis	prōtrahit	prōtrahimus	prōtrahitis	prōtrahunt
	imperfect	prōtrahēbam	prōtrahēbās	prōtrahēbat	prōtrahēbāmus	prōtrahēbātis	prōtrahēbant
	future	prōtraham	prōtrahēs	prōtrahet	prōtrahēmus	prōtrahētis	prōtrahent
	perfect	prōtrāxī	prōtrāxistī	prōtrāxit	prōtrāximus	prōtrāxistis	prōtrāxērunt, prōtrāxēre
	pluperfect	prōtrāxeram	prōtrāxerās	prōtrāxerat	prōtrāxerāmus	prōtrāxerātis	prōtrāxerant
	future perfect	prōtrāxerō	prōtrāxeris	prōtrāxerit	prōtrāxerimus	prōtrāxeritis	prōtrāxerint
passive	present	prōtrahor	prōtraheris, prōtrahere	prōtrahitur	prōtrahimur	prōtrahiminī	prōtrahuntur
	imperfect	prōtrahēbar	prōtrahēbāris, prōtrahēbāre	prōtrahēbātur	prōtrahēbāmur	prōtrahēbāminī	prōtrahēbantur
	future	prōtrahar	prōtrahēris, prōtrahēre	prōtrahētur	prōtrahēmur	prōtrahēminī	prōtrahentur
	perfect	prōtractus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	prōtractus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	prōtractus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	prōtraham	prōtrahās	prōtrahat	prōtrahāmus	prōtrahātis	prōtrahant
	imperfect	prōtraherem	prōtraherēs	prōtraheret	prōtraherēmus	prōtraherētis	prōtraherent
	perfect	prōtrāxerim	prōtrāxerīs	prōtrāxerit	prōtrāxerīmus	prōtrāxerītis	prōtrāxerint
	pluperfect	prōtrāxissem	prōtrāxissēs	prōtrāxisset	prōtrāxissēmus	prōtrāxissētis	prōtrāxissent
passive	present	prōtrahar	prōtrahāris, prōtrahāre	prōtrahātur	prōtrahāmur	prōtrahāminī	prōtrahantur
	imperfect	prōtraherer	prōtraherēris, prōtraherēre	prōtraherētur	prōtraherēmur	prōtraherēminī	prōtraherentur
	perfect	prōtractus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	prōtractus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	prōtrahe	—	—	prōtrahite	—
	future	—	prōtrahitō	prōtrahitō	—	prōtrahitōte	prōtrahuntō
passive	present	—	prōtrahere	—	—	prōtrahiminī	—
	future	—	prōtrahitor	prōtrahitor	—	—	prōtrahuntor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		prōtrahere	prōtrāxisse	prōtractūrum esse	prōtrahī	prōtractum esse	prōtractum īrī
participles		prōtrahēns	—	prōtractūrus	—	prōtractus	prōtrahendus, prōtrahundus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		prōtrahendī	prōtrahendō	prōtrahendum	prōtrahendō	prōtractum	prōtractū

   Conjugation of prōtrahō (third conjugation)

Derived terms

• prōtrāctē
• prōtrāctiō
• prōtrāctus

Related terms

• abstrahō
• attrahō
• circumtrahō
• contrahō
• dētrahō
• distrahō
• extrahō
• intertrahō
• intrahō
• obtrahō
• pertrahō
• retrahō
• subtrahō
• supertrahō
• trahō

Descendants

• English: protract
• French: portraire
• → English: portray
• Italian: protrarre
• Portuguese: protrair
• Sicilian: prutràjiri

References

• “protraho”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “protraho”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• protraho in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• protraho in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016