distineo

Latin

Etymology

From dis- +‎ teneō (“hold; restrain”).

Pronunciation

Verb

distineō (present infinitive distinēre, perfect active distinuī, supine distentum); second conjugation

  1. to hold or keep apart; divide, separate, split
    Synonyms: discindō, scindō, findō, discerpō, carpō, discīdō, incīdō, intercīdō, distrahō
    Antonyms: cōgō, congerō, coniungō, contrahō
    • c. 52 BCE, Julius Caesar, Commentarii de Bello Gallico 2.5:
      Ipse Diviciacum Haeduum magnopere cohortatus docet quanto opere rei publicae communisque salutis intersit manus hostium distineri, ne cum tanta multitudine uno tempore confligendum sit.
      He, addressing himself to Diviciacus, the Aeduan, with great earnestness, points out how much it concerns the republic and their common security, that the forces of the enemy should be divided, so that it might not be necessary to engage with so large a number at one time.
  2. (of the mind) to divide, split, distract, perplex
  3. to hold off, keep back, hold up; detain, hinder, prevent
  4. to occupy, engage, divert, employ

Conjugation

   Conjugation of distineō (second conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present distineō distinēs distinet distinēmus distinētis distinent
imperfect distinēbam distinēbās distinēbat distinēbāmus distinēbātis distinēbant
future distinēbō distinēbis distinēbit distinēbimus distinēbitis distinēbunt
perfect distinuī distinuistī distinuit distinuimus distinuistis distinuērunt,
distinuēre
pluperfect distinueram distinuerās distinuerat distinuerāmus distinuerātis distinuerant
future perfect distinuerō distinueris distinuerit distinuerimus distinueritis distinuerint
passive present distineor distinēris,
distinēre 		distinētur distinēmur distinēminī distinentur
imperfect distinēbar distinēbāris,
distinēbāre 		distinēbātur distinēbāmur distinēbāminī distinēbantur
future distinēbor distinēberis,
distinēbere 		distinēbitur distinēbimur distinēbiminī distinēbuntur
perfect distentus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect distentus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect distentus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present distineam distineās distineat distineāmus distineātis distineant
imperfect distinērem distinērēs distinēret distinērēmus distinērētis distinērent
perfect distinuerim distinuerīs distinuerit distinuerīmus distinuerītis distinuerint
pluperfect distinuissem distinuissēs distinuisset distinuissēmus distinuissētis distinuissent
passive present distinear distineāris,
distineāre 		distineātur distineāmur distineāminī distineantur
imperfect distinērer distinērēris,
distinērēre 		distinērētur distinērēmur distinērēminī distinērentur
perfect distentus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect distentus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — distinē — — distinēte —
future — distinētō distinētō — distinētōte distinentō
passive present — distinēre — — distinēminī —
future — distinētor distinētor — — distinentor
non-finite forms infinitive participle
active passive active passive
present distinēre distinērī distinēns —
future distentūrum esse distentum īrī distentūrus distinendus
perfect distinuisse distentum esse — distentus
future perfect — distentum fore — —
perfect potential distentūrum fuisse — — —
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
distinendī distinendō distinendum distinendō distentum distentū

Derived terms

References

  • “distineo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “distineo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • distineo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to feel acute pain: doloribus premi, angi, ardere, cruciari, distineri et divelli
  • distineo in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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