retòrcer

Catalan

Etymology

From re- +‎ tòrcer (“to twist”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [rəˈtɔr.sə]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [reˈtɔɾ.seɾ]

Verb

retòrcer (first-person singular present retorço, first-person singular preterite retorcí, past participle retorçut); root stress: (Central, Valencian, Balearic) /ɔ/

(transitive) to twist
Synonym: retorçar
(transitive) to twine
(transitive, figurative) to twist, distort (an argument)
Synonym: retorquir

Conjugation

Conjugation of retòrcer (second conjugation, ç-c alternation)

person		singular			plural
infinitive			retòrcer
gerund			retorcent
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		retorçut		retorçuda
		plural		retorçuts		retorçudes
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	retorço	retorces	retorç	retorcem	retorceu	retorcen
	imperfect	retorcia	retorcies	retorcia	retorcíem	retorcíeu	retorcien
	future	retorceré	retorceràs	retorcerà	retorcerem	retorcereu	retorceran
	preterite	retorcí	retorceres	retorcé	retorcérem	retorcéreu	retorceren
	conditional	retorceria	retorceries	retorceria	retorceríem	retorceríeu	retorcerien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	retorci	retorcis	retorci	retorcem	retorceu	retorcin
	imperfect	retorcés	retorcessis	retorcés	retorcéssim	retorcéssiu	retorcessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	retorç	retorci	retorcem	retorceu	retorcin
	negative (no)	—	no retorcis	no retorci	no retorcem	no retorceu	no retorcin

Derived terms

retorcedor
retorciment
retorçó
retort

Further reading

“retòrcer” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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