retentor
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin retentor, from retentare, from retinere (“retain, hold back”), from re- + tenere.
Noun
retentor (plural retentors)
- A muscle which holds a body part in place, notably in extended or retracted position
Related terms
Anagrams
- rottener
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin retentor, from retentare, from retinere (“retain, hold back”), from re- + tenere.
Noun
retentor m (plural retentoren or retentors or retentores, diminutive retentortje n)
- (law) The holder of a right of retensio, i.e. to keep something one doesn't own
Related terms
- retentie
Latin
Etymology
From retentare, from retinere (“retain, hold back”), from re- + tenere.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /reˈten.tor/, [rɛˈtɛn.tɔr]
Noun
retentor m (genitive retentōris); third declension
- One who holds back; detainer, retainer
Declension
Third declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | retentor | retentōrēs |
Genitive | retentōris | retentōrum |
Dative | retentōrī | retentōribus |
Accusative | retentōrem | retentōrēs |
Ablative | retentōre | retentōribus |
Vocative | retentor | retentōrēs |
Related terms
- retentātor
- retentiō
- retentō
- retentus
- retināx
- retinēns
- retinentia
References
- retentor in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- retentor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin retentor, from retentare, from retinere (“retain, hold back”), from re- + tenere.
Noun
retentor m (plural retentores)
- retainer (any thing or person that retains)
- (law) holder (person who holds a property)
Adjective
retentor m (feminine singular retentora, masculine plural retentores, feminine plural retentoras, comparable)
- retaining (that retains)
Related terms
- reter