retinens

Latin

Etymology

Present participle of retineō.

Participle

retinēns (genitive retinentis); third-declension one-termination participle

1. detaining, restraining, retaining, confining, containing, delaying

Declension

Third-declension participle.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	retinēns			retinentēs	retinentia
Genitive	retinentis			retinentium
Dative	retinentī			retinentibus
Accusative	retinentem	retinēns		retinentēs retinentīs	retinentia
Ablative	retinente retinentī1			retinentibus
Vocative	retinēns			retinentēs	retinentia

¹When used purely as an adjective.

References

• “retinens”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “retinens”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• retinens in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.