contreure
Catalan
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) to contract to acquire
- (grammar) to contract to shorten by omitting letters
- (transitive) to contract to draw together or nearer
Etymology
Derived from Latin contrahō (shorten, draw together).
Origin
Latin
contrahō
Gloss
shorten, draw together
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- contractio Latin
- contrahō Latin
- contraheren Dutch, Flemish