detineo, detinere, detinui, detentus:
Verb · 2nd conjugation · variant: 1st · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
|hold/keep back (from use); keep, cause to remain; reserve; delay end, protract;
Conjugations
Finite Forms
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | detineo | detinemus |
| 2 | detines | detinetis |
| 3 | detinet | detinent |
Infinitives
| Voice | Tense | Forms |
|---|---|---|
| active | present | detinere |
| active | perfect | detinuisse |
| passive | present | detineri |
Imperatives
active
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | detine | detinete |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | detineto | detinetote |
| 3 | detineto | detinento |
passive
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | detinere | detinemini |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | detinetor | — |
| 3 | detinetor | detinentor |
Participles
Perfect Passive Participle
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | detentus | detenti |
| Gen. | detenti | detentorum |
| Dat. | detento | — |
| Acc. | detentum | detentos |
| Voc. | detente | detenti |
| Abl. | detento | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | detenta | detentae |
| Gen. | detentae | detentarum |
| Dat. | detentae | — |
| Acc. | detentam | detentas |
| Voc. | detenta | detentae |
| Abl. | detenta | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | detentum | detenta |
| Gen. | detenti | detentorum |
| Dat. | detento | — |
| Acc. | detentum | detenta |
| Voc. | detentum | detenta |
| Abl. | detento | — |
Gerundive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | detinendus | — |
| Gen. | detinendi | — |
| Dat. | detinendo | — |
| Acc. | detinendum | — |
| Voc. | detinende | — |
| Abl. | detinendo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | detinenda | — |
| Gen. | detinendae | — |
| Dat. | detinendae | — |
| Acc. | detinendam | — |
| Voc. | detinenda | — |
| Abl. | detinenda | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | detinendum | — |
| Gen. | detinendi | — |
| Dat. | detinendo | — |
| Acc. | detinendum | — |
| Voc. | detinendum | — |
| Abl. | detinendo | — |
Supines
accusative: detentum; ablative: detentu
Examples
- P
Eunuchus
Publius Terentius Afer (Terence)
"...papae. GN. sic soleo amicos. PA. laudo. GN. detineo te: fortasse tu profectus alio fueras. PA. nusquam..." - L
Liber I
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...succumbo, et oculos vigilia fatigatos cadentesque in opere detineo. Secessi non tantum ab hominibus sed a rebus..." - L
Phoenissae
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from FABULAE
"...umbras Ditis aeternas? quid hic Manes meos detineo? quid terram grauo? Mixtusque superis erro? quid restat mali? Regnum..."