attineo

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ad- +‎ teneō (hold; restrain).

Pronunciation

Verb

attineō (present infinitive attinēre, perfect active attinuī, supine attentum); second conjugation

  1. to bring or hold to or near
  2. to hold fast, keep, detain, hold back, delay
  3. to hold possession of, retain, occupy, preserve, keep, guard
  4. to stretch or reach out to
  5. (used in the third person) to belong to, pertain or relate to, concern
  6. (used in the third person) to be useful or important

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • French: attenir
  • Galician: ater
  • Italian: attenere
  • Portuguese: ater
  • Romanian: aține, aținere
  • Sicilian: attèniri
  • Spanish: atener

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.