retendo

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Galician

Verb

retendo

  1. gerund of reter

Latin

Etymology

From re- (“back; again”) +‎ tendō (“stretch, strive for”).

Pronunciation

Verb

retendō (present infinitive retendere, perfect active retendī, supine retēnsum); third conjugation

  1. to unbend, slacken, relax

Conjugation

  • Note: Supine and participles may also be of the form retent-.
   Conjugation of retendō (third conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present retendō retendis retendit retendimus retenditis retendunt
imperfect retendēbam retendēbās retendēbat retendēbāmus retendēbātis retendēbant
future retendam retendēs retendet retendēmus retendētis retendent
perfect retendī retendistī retendit retendimus retendistis retendērunt,
retendēre
pluperfect retenderam retenderās retenderat retenderāmus retenderātis retenderant
future perfect retenderō retenderis retenderit retenderimus retenderitis retenderint
passive present retendor retenderis,
retendere 		retenditur retendimur retendiminī retenduntur
imperfect retendēbar retendēbāris,
retendēbāre 		retendēbātur retendēbāmur retendēbāminī retendēbantur
future retendar retendēris,
retendēre 		retendētur retendēmur retendēminī retendentur
perfect retēnsus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect retēnsus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect retēnsus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present retendam retendās retendat retendāmus retendātis retendant
imperfect retenderem retenderēs retenderet retenderēmus retenderētis retenderent
perfect retenderim retenderīs retenderit retenderīmus retenderītis retenderint
pluperfect retendissem retendissēs retendisset retendissēmus retendissētis retendissent
passive present retendar retendāris,
retendāre 		retendātur retendāmur retendāminī retendantur
imperfect retenderer retenderēris,
retenderēre 		retenderētur retenderēmur retenderēminī retenderentur
perfect retēnsus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect retēnsus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — retende — — retendite —
future — retenditō retenditō — retenditōte retenduntō
passive present — retendere — — retendiminī —
future — retenditor retenditor — — retenduntor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives retendere retendisse retēnsūrum esse retendī retēnsum esse retēnsum īrī
participles retendēns — retēnsūrus — retēnsus retendendus,
retendundus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
retendendī retendendō retendendum retendendō retēnsum retēnsū

References

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

Portuguese

Verb

retendo

  1. gerund of reter
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