retentio

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English retention).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈretentio/, [ˈre̞t̪e̞n̪ˌt̪io̞]
• Rhymes: -io
• Syllabification^(key): re‧ten‧ti‧o

Noun

retentio

1. (medicine) retention

Declension

Inflection of retentio (Kotus type 3/valtio, no gradation)
nominative		retentio	retentiot
genitive		retention	retentioiden retentioitten
partitive		retentiota	retentioita
illative		retentioon	retentioihin
		singular	plural
nominative		retentio	retentiot
accusative	nom.	retentio	retentiot
	gen.	retention
genitive		retention	retentioiden retentioitten
partitive		retentiota	retentioita
inessive		retentiossa	retentioissa
elative		retentiosta	retentioista
illative		retentioon	retentioihin
adessive		retentiolla	retentioilla
ablative		retentiolta	retentioilta
allative		retentiolle	retentioille
essive		retentiona	retentioina
translative		retentioksi	retentioiksi
abessive		retentiotta	retentioitta
instructive		—	retentioin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of retentio (Kotus type 3/valtio, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative retentioni retentioni accusative nom. retentioni retentioni gen. retentioni genitive retentioni retentioideni retentioitteni partitive retentiotani retentioitani inessive retentiossani retentioissani elative retentiostani retentioistani illative retentiooni retentioihini adessive retentiollani retentioillani ablative retentioltani retentioiltani allative retentiolleni retentioilleni essive retentionani retentioinani translative retentiokseni retentioikseni abessive retentiottani retentioittani instructive — — comitative — retentioineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative retentiosi retentiosi accusative nom. retentiosi retentiosi gen. retentiosi genitive retentiosi retentioidesi retentioittesi partitive retentiotasi retentioitasi inessive retentiossasi retentioissasi elative retentiostasi retentioistasi illative retentioosi retentioihisi adessive retentiollasi retentioillasi ablative retentioltasi retentioiltasi allative retentiollesi retentioillesi essive retentionasi retentioinasi translative retentioksesi retentioiksesi abessive retentiottasi retentioittasi instructive — — comitative — retentioinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative retentiomme retentiomme accusative nom. retentiomme retentiomme gen. retentiomme genitive retentiomme retentioidemme retentioittemme partitive retentiotamme retentioitamme inessive retentiossamme retentioissamme elative retentiostamme retentioistamme illative retentioomme retentioihimme adessive retentiollamme retentioillamme ablative retentioltamme retentioiltamme allative retentiollemme retentioillemme essive retentionamme retentioinamme translative retentioksemme retentioiksemme abessive retentiottamme retentioittamme instructive — — comitative — retentioinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative retentionne retentionne accusative nom. retentionne retentionne gen. retentionne genitive retentionne retentioidenne retentioittenne partitive retentiotanne retentioitanne inessive retentiossanne retentioissanne elative retentiostanne retentioistanne illative retentioonne retentioihinne adessive retentiollanne retentioillanne ablative retentioltanne retentioiltanne allative retentiollenne retentioillenne essive retentionanne retentioinanne translative retentioksenne retentioiksenne abessive retentiottanne retentioittanne instructive — — comitative — retentioinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative retentionsa retentionsa accusative nom. retentionsa retentionsa gen. retentionsa genitive retentionsa retentioidensa retentioittensa partitive retentiotaan retentiotansa retentioitaan retentioitansa inessive retentiossaan retentiossansa retentioissaan retentioissansa elative retentiostaan retentiostansa retentioistaan retentioistansa illative retentioonsa retentioihinsa adessive retentiollaan retentiollansa retentioillaan retentioillansa ablative retentioltaan retentioltansa retentioiltaan retentioiltansa allative retentiolleen retentiollensa retentioilleen retentioillensa essive retentionaan retentionansa retentioinaan retentioinansa translative retentiokseen retentioksensa retentioikseen retentioiksensa abessive retentiottaan retentiottansa retentioittaan retentioittansa instructive — — comitative — retentioineen retentioinensa

Synonyms

• pidättäminen

Latin

Etymology

From retineō (“to keep or hold back”) +‎ -tiō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /reˈten.ti.oː/, [rɛˈt̪ɛn̪t̪ioː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /reˈten.t͡si.o/, [reˈt̪ɛnt̪͡s̪io]

Noun

retentiō f (genitive retentiōnis); third declension

1. a holding back; holding in; a withholding
2. a retaining, keeping back
3. preservation, maintenance

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	retentiō	retentiōnēs
Genitive	retentiōnis	retentiōnum
Dative	retentiōnī	retentiōnibus
Accusative	retentiōnem	retentiōnēs
Ablative	retentiōne	retentiōnibus
Vocative	retentiō	retentiōnēs

Related terms

• retentō
• retentor
• retentus
• retināculum
• retināx
• retinēns
• retinentia
• retineō

Descendants

• Catalan: retenció
• English: retention
• French: rétention
• Italian: ritenzione
• Portuguese: retenção
• Romanian: retenție
• Russian: ретенция (retencija)
• Sicilian: ritinziuni, ritinzioni (more recent)
• Spanish: retención

References

• “retentio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “retentio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• retentio in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• retentio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.