retinens

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Latin

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Etymology

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Present participle of retineō.

Participle

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

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

Declension

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Third-declension participle.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender 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

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  • 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.