retinens, retinentis (gen.), retinentior -or -us, retinentissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 3rd declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Lesser
- Dictionary:
- Lewis & Short
tenacious; observant;
Inflections
positive
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | — | retinentia |
| Acc. | retinens | retinentia |
| Voc. | — | retinentia |
comparative
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | retinentius | retinentiora |
| Gen. | retinentioris | — |
| Acc. | retinentius | retinentiora |
| Voc. | retinentius | retinentiora |
superlative
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | retinentissimus | retinentissimi |
| Gen. | retinentissimi | retinentissimorum |
| Dat. | retinentissimo | — |
| Acc. | retinentissimum | retinentissimos |
| Voc. | retinentissime | retinentissimi |
| Abl. | retinentissimo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | retinentissima | retinentissimae |
| Gen. | retinentissimae | retinentissimarum |
| Dat. | retinentissimae | — |
| Acc. | retinentissimam | retinentissimas |
| Voc. | retinentissima | retinentissimae |
| Abl. | retinentissima | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | retinentissimum | retinentissima |
| Gen. | retinentissimi | retinentissimorum |
| Dat. | retinentissimo | — |
| Acc. | retinentissimum | retinentissima |
| Voc. | retinentissimum | retinentissima |
| Abl. | retinentissimo | — |
Examples
- M
Liber VI
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...hyaenaedefuit et cerui pastae serpente medullae,non puppem retinens Euro tendente rudentisin mediis echenais aquis oculique draconum 675quaeque..." - G
Divus Claudius
Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus (Suetonius) from DE VITIS CAESARUM
"...plebi per spectacula gremio aut ante se retinens assidue commendabat faustisque ominibus cum adclamantium turba prosequebatur. E generis..." 
Liber Septimus
Gaius Valerius Flaccus from ARGONAVTICA
"...exclamat stricto Aesonides stans frigidus ense. illa tacet retinens tandemque ait angue represso: 'hunc tibi postremum nostri parat..."- G
Poems
Gaius Valerius Catullus from Catullus' Poems
"...puppi, caerula verrentes abiegnis aequora palmis. diva quibus retinens in summis urbibus arces ipsa levi fecit volitantem flamine..." - P
Metamorphoses XII
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...nisi ipsum, opposuitque genu costis prensamque sinistra caesariem retinens vultum minitantiaque ora robore nodoso praeduraque tempora fregit. robore..." - P
Metamorphoses IX
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...proicit acceptas lecta sibi parte tabellas, vixque manus retinens trepidantis ab ore ministri, 'dum licet, o vetitae scelerate..." - P
Metamorphoses VII
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...inque patris duxere domum: spectabilis heros et veteris retinens etiamnum pignora formae ingreditur ramumque tenens popularis olivae..." - T
Captivi
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...inventum inveni. haec per dexteram tuam te dextera retinens manu opsecro, infidelior mihi ne fuas quam..."