Latin edit

Etymology edit

From circum- (around, about) +‎ teneō (hold, restrain).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

circumteneō (present infinitive circumtenēre, perfect active circumtenuī, supine circumtentum); second conjugation

  1. (Late Latin) to keep around, possess

Conjugation edit

   Conjugation of circumteneō (second conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present circumteneō circumtenēs circumtenet circumtenēmus circumtenētis circumtenent
imperfect circumtenēbam circumtenēbās circumtenēbat circumtenēbāmus circumtenēbātis circumtenēbant
future circumtenēbō circumtenēbis circumtenēbit circumtenēbimus circumtenēbitis circumtenēbunt
perfect circumtenuī circumtenuistī circumtenuit circumtenuimus circumtenuistis circumtenuērunt,
circumtenuēre
pluperfect circumtenueram circumtenuerās circumtenuerat circumtenuerāmus circumtenuerātis circumtenuerant
future perfect circumtenuerō circumtenueris circumtenuerit circumtenuerimus circumtenueritis circumtenuerint
passive present circumteneor circumtenēris,
circumtenēre
circumtenētur circumtenēmur circumtenēminī circumtenentur
imperfect circumtenēbar circumtenēbāris,
circumtenēbāre
circumtenēbātur circumtenēbāmur circumtenēbāminī circumtenēbantur
future circumtenēbor circumtenēberis,
circumtenēbere
circumtenēbitur circumtenēbimur circumtenēbiminī circumtenēbuntur
perfect circumtentus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect circumtentus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect circumtentus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present circumteneam circumteneās circumteneat circumteneāmus circumteneātis circumteneant
imperfect circumtenērem circumtenērēs circumtenēret circumtenērēmus circumtenērētis circumtenērent
perfect circumtenuerim circumtenuerīs circumtenuerit circumtenuerīmus circumtenuerītis circumtenuerint
pluperfect circumtenuissem circumtenuissēs circumtenuisset circumtenuissēmus circumtenuissētis circumtenuissent
passive present circumtenear circumteneāris,
circumteneāre
circumteneātur circumteneāmur circumteneāminī circumteneantur
imperfect circumtenērer circumtenērēris,
circumtenērēre
circumtenērētur circumtenērēmur circumtenērēminī circumtenērentur
perfect circumtentus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect circumtentus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present circumtenē circumtenēte
future circumtenētō circumtenētō circumtenētōte circumtenentō
passive present circumtenēre circumtenēminī
future circumtenētor circumtenētor circumtenentor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives circumtenēre circumtenuisse circumtentūrum esse circumtenērī circumtentum esse circumtentum īrī
participles circumtenēns circumtentūrus circumtentus circumtenendus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
circumtenendī circumtenendō circumtenendum circumtenendō circumtentum circumtentū

Related terms edit

References edit

  • circumteneo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • circumteneo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • circumteneo in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016