circumteneo
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From circum- (“around, about”) + teneō (“hold, restrain”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kir.kunˈte.ne.oː/, [kɪrkʊn̪ˈt̪ɛneoː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /t͡ʃir.kunˈte.ne.o/, [t͡ʃirkun̪ˈt̪ɛːneo]
Verb edit
circumteneō (present infinitive circumtenēre, perfect active circumtenuī, supine circumtentum); second conjugation
- (Late Latin) to keep around, possess
Conjugation edit
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