detentos

Dictionary entries

• detentus, detentus:

  Masculine · Noun · 4th declension

  Frequency:

  Very Rare

  Dictionary:

  Lewis & Short

  Age:

  Late

  = holding/keeping back; retention; detention;

  Entry →

  gen. sg.
• detineo, detinere, detinui, detentus:

  Verb · 2nd conjugation · Transitive

  Frequency:

  Very Frequent

  Dictionary:

  Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)

  = detain, hold; hold off, keep away (from); hold prisoner; retain; occupy;; hold/keep back (from use); keep, cause to remain; reserve; delay end, protract;

  Entry →

  acc. pl. perf. pass. part.