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Latin
Participle
dētentō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of dētentus
References
- “detento”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- detento in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Noun
detento m (plural detentos, feminine detenta, feminine plural detentas)
- detainee (someone who is detained, especially in custody or confinement)
Spanish
Verb
detento
- first-person singular present indicative of detentar