retinens

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Latin

Etymology

Present participle of retineō.

Participle

retinēns (genitive retinentis); third-declension one-termination participle

  1. detaining, restraining, retaining, confining, containing, delaying

Declension

Third-declension participle.

singular plural
masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
nominative retinēns retinentēs retinentia
genitive retinentis retinentium
dative retinentī retinentibus
accusative retinentem retinēns retinentēs
retinentīs 		retinentia
ablative retinente
retinentī1 		retinentibus
vocative retinēns retinentēs retinentia

1When used purely as an adjective.

References

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