Tangere
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Tangere is a Latin verb meaning "to touch," famously used in the biblical phrase "Noli me tangere" ("Do not touch me").
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Latin verb ⓘ |
| aspect | imperfective ⓘ |
| basicSense | to touch physically ⓘ |
| conjugationClass | third conjugation ⓘ |
| constructionInPhraseNoliMeTangere | prohibitive with noli plus infinitive ⓘ |
| etymologicalRoot | Proto-Indo-European *tag- (to touch, handle) ⓘ |
| extendedSense |
to affect
ⓘ
to concern ⓘ to mention ⓘ |
| famousUsage | Noli me tangere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| famousUsageAddressee | Mary Magdalene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| famousUsageContext | biblical phrase ⓘ |
| famousUsageLanguage | Latin Vulgate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| famousUsageSourceText | Gospel of John 20:17 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| famousUsageSpeaker | Jesus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| famousUsageTranslation | Do not touch me ⓘ |
| infinitiveForm | tangere ⓘ |
| language | Latin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meaningInEnglish | to touch ⓘ |
| moodInPhraseNoliMeTangere | infinitive ⓘ |
| orthography | tangere ⓘ |
| partOfSpeech | verb ⓘ |
| perfectStem | tetig- ⓘ |
| personConjugationExample |
tangis (2nd person singular present active indicative)
ⓘ
tangit (3rd person singular present active indicative) ⓘ tango (1st person singular present active indicative) ⓘ |
| presentActiveInfinitiveOf | tango ⓘ |
| principalPart |
tactum
ⓘ
tangere ⓘ tango ⓘ tetigi ⓘ |
| relatedAdjective | tactilis ⓘ |
| relatedEnglishDerivative |
contact
GENERATED
ⓘ
contiguous GENERATED ⓘ tact GENERATED ⓘ tactile GENERATED ⓘ tangent GENERATED ⓘ |
| relatedNoun | tactus ⓘ |
| rootForm | tang- ⓘ |
| semanticField |
physical contact
ⓘ
sensation ⓘ touch ⓘ |
| stressPattern | tángere ⓘ |
| supineStem | tact- ⓘ |
| syllableCount | 3 ⓘ |
| transitivity | transitive verb ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Classical Latin literature
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Medieval Latin texts ⓘ |
| voice | active ⓘ |
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