arcitenens

Latin

Alternative forms

  • arquitenēns

Etymology

arcus (“arch, bow”) +‎ tenēns (“holding”), present participle of teneō (“I hold”). Calque of Ancient Greek τοξοφόρος (toxophóros).

Pronunciation

Adjective

arcitenēns (genitive arcitenentis); third-declension one-termination adjective

  1. (epithet of Apollo and Diana) carrying a bow, bow-bearing
    Synonym: arcifer

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

singular plural
masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
nominative arcitenēns arcitenentēs arcitenentia
genitive arcitenentis arcitenentium
dative arcitenentī arcitenentibus
accusative arcitenentem arcitenēns arcitenentēs arcitenentia
ablative arcitenentī arcitenentibus
vocative arcitenēns arcitenentēs arcitenentia

References

  • arcitenens in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • “arcitenens”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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