attentus

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Latin

Etymology

Perfect passive participle of attendō or attineō.

Pronunciation

Participle

attentus (feminine attenta, neuter attentum); first/second-declension participle

  1. detained, delayed
  2. preserved, guarded
  3. attentive, heedful
  4. careful, conscientious
  5. frugal, economical

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative attentus attenta attentum attentī attentae attenta
genitive attentī attentae attentī attentōrum attentārum attentōrum
dative attentō attentae attentō attentīs
accusative attentum attentam attentum attentōs attentās attenta
ablative attentō attentā attentō attentīs
vocative attente attenta attentum attentī attentae attenta

Adjective

attentus (feminine attenta, neuter attentum, comparative attentior, superlative attentissimus, adverb attentē); first/second-declension adjective

  1. attentive
    Synonyms: intentus, intēnsus, ērēctus, cautus
    Antonym: incautus
  2. conscientious
  3. economical

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative attentus attenta attentum attentī attentae attenta
genitive attentī attentae attentī attentōrum attentārum attentōrum
dative attentō attentae attentō attentīs
accusative attentum attentam attentum attentōs attentās attenta
ablative attentō attentā attentō attentīs
vocative attente attenta attentum attentī attentae attenta

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  • “attentus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “attentus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • attentus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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