retinens

Dictionary entries

• retineo, retinere, retinui, retentus:

  Verb · 2nd conjugation

  Frequency:

  Very Frequent

  = hold back, restrain; uphold; delay; hold fast; retain,preserve;

  Entry →

  acc. sg. pres. act. part.

  nom. sg. pres. act. part.

  voc. sg. pres. act. part.
• retinens, retinentis (gen.), retinentior -or -us, retinentissimus -a -um:

  Adjective · 3rd declension

  Frequency:

  Lesser

  Dictionary:

  Lewis & Short

  = tenacious; observant;

  Entry →

  acc. sg. (n.)

  nom. sg. (all)

  voc. sg. (all)