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retentio
retentio
Latin
Noun
retentiō f (genitive retentiōnis); third declension
- a holding back; holding in; a withholding
- a retaining, keeping back
- preservation, maintenance
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | retentiō | retentiōnēs |
| genitive | retentiōnis | retentiōnum |
| dative | retentiōnī | retentiōnibus |
| accusative | retentiōnem | retentiōnēs |
| ablative | retentiōne | retentiōnibus |
| vocative | retentiō | retentiōnēs |
Related terms
Descendants
- English: retention
- Russian: ретенция (retencija)
References
- retentio in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- retentio in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- RETENTIO in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “retentio”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.