attineo
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From ad- + teneō (“hold; restrain”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [atˈtɪ.ne.oː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [at̪ˈt̪iː.ne.o]
Verb
attineō (present infinitive attinēre, perfect active attinuī, supine attentum); second conjugation
- to bring or hold to or near
- to hold fast, keep, detain, hold back, delay
- to hold possession of, retain, occupy, preserve, keep, guard
- to stretch or reach out to
- (used in the third person) to belong to, pertain or relate to, concern
- (used in the third person) to be useful or important
Conjugation
Conjugation of attineō (second conjugation)
Derived terms
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Descendants
References
- “attineo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “attineo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- attineo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
- what is the use of: quid attinet? with Infin.
- what is the use of: quid attinet? with Infin.