arcitenens

Latin

Alternative forms

• arquitenēns

Etymology

arcus (“arch, bow”) +‎ tenēns (“holding”), present participle of teneō (“I hold”). Calque of Ancient Greek τοξοφόρος (toxophóros).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /arˈki.te.nens/, [ärˈkɪt̪ɛnẽːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /arˈt͡ʃi.te.nens/, [ärˈt͡ʃiːt̪enens]

Adjective

arcitenēns (genitive arcitenentis); third-declension one-termination adjective

1. (epithet of Apollo and Diana) carrying a bow, bow-bearing

   Synonym: arcifer

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	arcitenēns			arcitenentēs	arcitenentia
Genitive	arcitenentis			arcitenentium
Dative	arcitenentī			arcitenentibus
Accusative	arcitenentem	arcitenēns		arcitenentēs	arcitenentia
Ablative	arcitenentī			arcitenentibus
Vocative	arcitenēns			arcitenentēs	arcitenentia

References

• arcitenens in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “arcitenens”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press