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(Some descendants show an extension of /ɲ/ from the 1SG form (< tɛ́njo < teneō) throughout the inflection paradigm; hence Venetan tegner or Francoprovençal tegnir.)
“teneo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
teneo in Enrico Olivetti, editor (2003-2024), Dizionario Latino, Olivetti Media Communication
“teneo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
teneo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
the rain continues: imber tenet (Liv. 23. 44. 6)
from one's cradle, from one's earliest childhood: a teneris unguiculis (ἐξ ἁπαλων ὀνύχων) (Fam. 1. 6. 2)
I abide by this opinion: illud, hoc teneo
I have great hopes that..: magna me spes tenet (with Acc. c. Inf.) (Tusc. 1. 41. 97)
(ambiguous) to hold something in one's hand: manu or in manu tenere aliquid
(ambiguous) to hold fast in the teeth (also metaphorically, obstinately): mordicus tenere aliquid
(ambiguous) to be scarcely able to restrain one's laughter: risum tenere vix posse
(ambiguous) to be hardly able to restrain one's tears: lacrimas tenere non posse
(ambiguous) to be confined to one's bed: lecto teneri
(ambiguous) to be in gross error, seriously misled: magno errore teneri
(ambiguous) to abide by one's resolution: propositum, consilium tenere (opp. a proposito deterreri)
(ambiguous) to remember a thing perfectly: memoriā tenere aliquid
(ambiguous) to remember a thing perfectly: memoriam alicuius rei tenere
(ambiguous) to have a vivid recollection of a thing: recenti memoria tenere aliquid
(ambiguous) to be enamoured of philosophy: philosophiae (sapientiae) studio teneri (Acad. 1. 2. 4)
(ambiguous) to insist on a point: tenere aliquid; stare in aliqua re
(ambiguous) to be well versed in Roman history: memoriam rerum gestarum (rerum Romanarum) tenere
(ambiguous) to be considered the foremost orator: eloquentiae principatum tenere
(ambiguous) to rivet the attention of..: animos tenere
(ambiguous) to cherish a hope: spe duci, niti, teneri
(ambiguous) to long for a thing, yearn for it: desiderio alicuius rei teneri, affici (more strongly flagrare, incensum esse)
(ambiguous) to be bound by one's word; to be on one's honour: fide obstrictum teneri (Pis. 13. 29)
(ambiguous) to have an inclination for a thing: studio alicuius rei teneri
(ambiguous) to observe moderation, be moderate: modum tenere, retinere, servare, adhibere
(ambiguous) to observe the golden mean: mediocritatem tenere (Off. 1. 25. 89)
(ambiguous) to remain true to one's principles: institutum tenere
(ambiguous) to be bound by oath: iureiurando teneri (Off. 3. 27. 100)
(ambiguous) to be the slave of superstition: superstitione teneri, constrictum esse, obligatum esse
(ambiguous) to never appear in public: domi se tenere
(ambiguous) to be a strict disciplinarian in one's household: severum imperium in suis exercere, tenere (De Sen. 11. 37)
(ambiguous) to keep up a usage: consuetudinem suam tenere, retinere, servare
(ambiguous) to hold the reins of government: clavum rei publicae tenere
(ambiguous) to occupy the leading position: principatum tenere, obtinere
(ambiguous) to be bound by a law: lege teneri
(ambiguous) to have power over some one: imperium tenere (in aliquem)
(ambiguous) to keep the citizens in servile subjection: civitatem servitute oppressam tenere (Dom. 51. 131)
(ambiguous) to maintain one's right: ius suum tenere, obtinere
(ambiguous) to be convicted by some one's evidence: testibus teneri, convictum esse
(ambiguous) to be commander-in-chief: imperii summam tenere (Rep. 2. 28)
(ambiguous) to hold a mountain: tenere montem (B. G. 1. 22)
(ambiguous) to remain inactive in camp: se (quietum) tenere castris
(ambiguous) to keep a town in a state of siege: oppidum in obsidione tenere
(ambiguous) to hold on one's course: cursum tenere (opp. commutare and deferri)
(ambiguous) to steer: clavum tenere
(ambiguous) to keep the coast and harbours in a state of blockade: litora ac portus custodia clausos tenere
teneo in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016