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attentus

Latin edit

Etymology edit

Perfect passive participle of attendō or attineō.

Pronunciation edit

Participle edit

attentus (feminine attenta, neuter attentum); first/second-declension participle

  1. detained, delayed
  2. preserved, guarded
  3. attentive, heedful
  4. careful, conscientious
  5. frugal, economical

Declension edit

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative attentus attenta attentum attentī attentae attenta
Genitive attentī attentae attentī attentōrum attentārum attentōrum
Dative attentō attentō attentīs
Accusative attentum attentam attentum attentōs attentās attenta
Ablative attentō attentā attentō attentīs
Vocative attente attenta attentum attentī attentae attenta

Adjective edit

attentus (feminine attenta, neuter attentum, comparative attentior, superlative attentissimus, adverb attentē); first/second-declension adjective

  1. attentive
    Synonyms: intentus, intēnsus, ērēctus, cautus
    Antonym: incautus
  2. conscientious
  3. economical

Declension edit

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative attentus attenta attentum attentī attentae attenta
Genitive attentī attentae attentī attentōrum attentārum attentōrum
Dative attentō attentō attentīs
Accusative attentum attentam attentum attentōs attentās attenta
Ablative attentō attentā attentō attentīs
Vocative attente attenta attentum attentī attentae attenta

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Descendants edit

References edit

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