detentus, detentus:
Masculine · Noun · 4th declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Very Rare
- Dictionary:
- Lewis & Short
- Age:
- Late
holding/keeping back; retention; detention;
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | detentus | detentus |
| Gen. | detentus | detentuum |
| Dat. | detentui | detentibus |
| Acc. | detentum | detentus |
| Voc. | detentus | detentus |
| Abl. | detentu | detentibus |
Examples
- G
Divus Claudius
Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus (Suetonius) from DE VITIS CAESARUM
"...cuique mercedem. Artiore autem annona ob assiduas sterilitates detentus quondam medio foro a turba conviciisque et simul fragminibus..." - P
Liber II
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from ANNALES
"...Piso abire Syria statuit. mox adversa Germanici valetudine detentus, ubi recreatum accepit votaque pro incolumitate solvebantur, admotas hostias..." - P
Agricola
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from Minor Works
"...atteri sordidum arbitrabatur. Minus triennium in ea legatione detentus ac statim ad spem consulatus revocatus est, comitante opinione..."