retineo
Latin
Etymology
From re- + teneō (“hold; restrain”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /reˈti.ne.oː/, [rɛˈt̪ɪneoː]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /reˈti.ne.o/, [reˈt̪iːneo]
Verb
retineō (present infinitive retinēre, perfect active retinuī, supine retentum); second conjugation
- I keep or hold back, detain, restrain, retain, confine, contain; delay.
- Synonyms: refrēnō, coerceō, saepiō, officiō, obstō, perimō, inclūdō, intersaepiō, impediō, contineō, arceō, supprimō, reprimō, comprimō, premō, moror
- Antonyms: līberō, eximō, absolvō, excipiō, exonerō, ēmittō
- Motto of the Royal Canadian Legion :
- MEMORIAM EORVM RETINEBIMVS
- we will keep their memory
- MEMORIAM EORVM RETINEBIMVS
- I hold in check, repress, check, stop, stay.
- Synonyms: arceo, prohibeo, resisto, cohibeō, interclūdō, sisto, excludo, dētineō
- I hold fast, maintain, preserve, protect, guard, retain.
- Synonyms: obtineō, servō, cū̆stōdiō, praeservō, cōnservō, teneō, contineō
- Caesar, de Bello Gallico VII, 21:
- si id oppidum retinuissent
- if they could maintain this town
- si id oppidum retinuissent
- I remember, remind, keep in mind
- Synonyms: memorō, admoneō, moneō, referō, meminī, redūcō
- Antonyms: oblīvīscor, oblitterō
Conjugation
| Conjugation of retineō (second conjugation) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indicative | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| active | present | retineō | retinēs | retinet | retinēmus | retinētis | retinent |
| imperfect | retinēbam | retinēbās | retinēbat | retinēbāmus | retinēbātis | retinēbant | |
| future | retinēbō | retinēbis | retinēbit | retinēbimus | retinēbitis | retinēbunt | |
| perfect | retinuī | retinuistī | retinuit | retinuimus | retinuistis | retinuērunt, retinuēre | |
| pluperfect | retinueram | retinuerās | retinuerat | retinuerāmus | retinuerātis | retinuerant | |
| future perfect | retinuerō | retinueris | retinuerit | retinuerimus | retinueritis | retinuerint | |
| passive | present | retineor | retinēris, retinēre | retinētur | retinēmur | retinēminī | retinentur |
| imperfect | retinēbar | retinēbāris, retinēbāre | retinēbātur | retinēbāmur | retinēbāminī | retinēbantur | |
| future | retinēbor | retinēberis, retinēbere | retinēbitur | retinēbimur | retinēbiminī | retinēbuntur | |
| perfect | retentus + present active indicative of sum | ||||||
| pluperfect | retentus + imperfect active indicative of sum | ||||||
| future perfect | retentus + future active indicative of sum | ||||||
| subjunctive | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| active | present | retineam | retineās | retineat | retineāmus | retineātis | retineant |
| imperfect | retinērem | retinērēs | retinēret | retinērēmus | retinērētis | retinērent | |
| perfect | retinuerim | retinuerīs | retinuerit | retinuerīmus | retinuerītis | retinuerint | |
| pluperfect | retinuissem | retinuissēs | retinuisset | retinuissēmus | retinuissētis | retinuissent | |
| passive | present | retinear | retineāris, retineāre | retineātur | retineāmur | retineāminī | retineantur |
| imperfect | retinērer | retinērēris, retinērēre | retinērētur | retinērēmur | retinērēminī | retinērentur | |
| perfect | retentus + present active subjunctive of sum | ||||||
| pluperfect | retentus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum | ||||||
| imperative | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| active | present | — | retinē | — | — | retinēte | — |
| future | — | retinētō | retinētō | — | retinētōte | retinentō | |
| passive | present | — | retinēre | — | — | retinēminī | — |
| future | — | retinētor | retinētor | — | — | retinentor | |
| non-finite forms | active | passive | |||||
| present | perfect | future | present | perfect | future | ||
| infinitives | retinēre | retinuisse | retentūrum esse | retinērī | retentum esse | retentum īrī | |
| participles | retinēns | — | retentūrus | — | retentus | retinendus | |
| verbal nouns | gerund | supine | |||||
| genitive | dative | accusative | ablative | accusative | ablative | ||
| retinendī | retinendō | retinendum | retinendō | retentum | retentū | ||
Derived terms
- retentiō
- retentō
- retentor
- retentus
- retināculum
- retina
- retināx
- retinēns
- retinentia
Related terms
- abstineō
- attineō
- circumteneō
- contineō
- dētineō
- distineō
- obtineō
- pertineō
- sustineō
- teneō
- trānstineō
Descendants
- Catalan: retenir
- English: retain
- French: retenir
- Galician: arrendar, → reter (semi-learned)
- Italian: ritenere
- Portuguese: reter
- Romanian: reține
- Sicilian: ritèniri
- Spanish: retener
References
- “retineo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “retineo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- retineo in Dizionario Latino, Olivetti
- retineo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- to retain the recollection of a thing: memoriam alicuius rei conservare, retinere
- to retain a (most) pleasant impression of a person: gratam (gratissimam) alicuius memoriam retinere
- to live as scrupulously moral a life as ever: virtutem pristinam retinere
- to observe moderation, be moderate: modum tenere, retinere, servare, adhibere
- to keep up a usage: consuetudinem suam tenere, retinere,[TR1] servare
- to guard, maintain one's dignity: dignitatem suam tueri, defendere, retinere, obtinere
- to retain the recollection of a thing: memoriam alicuius rei conservare, retinere