Latin edit

Etymology edit

From dis- +‎ teneō (hold; restrain).

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Verb edit

distineō (present infinitive distinēre, perfect active distinuī, supine distentum); second conjugation

  1. to hold or keep apart; divide, separate, split
    Synonyms: discindō, scindō, findō, discerpō, carpō, discīdō, incīdō, intercīdō, distrahō
    Antonyms: cōgō, congerō, coniungō, contrahō
    • c. 52 BCE, Julius Caesar, Commentarii de Bello Gallico 2.5:
      Ipse Diviciacum Haeduum magnopere cohortatus docet quanto opere rei publicae communisque salutis intersit manus hostium distineri, ne cum tanta multitudine uno tempore confligendum sit.
      He, addressing himself to Diviciacus, the Aeduan, with great earnestness, points out how much it concerns the republic and their common security, that the forces of the enemy should be divided, so that it might not be necessary to engage with so large a number at one time.
  2. (of the mind) to divide, split, distract, perplex
  3. to hold off, keep back, hold up; detain, hinder, prevent
  4. to occupy, engage, divert, employ

Conjugation edit

   Conjugation of distineō (second conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present distineō distinēs distinet distinēmus distinētis distinent
imperfect distinēbam distinēbās distinēbat distinēbāmus distinēbātis distinēbant
future distinēbō distinēbis distinēbit distinēbimus distinēbitis distinēbunt
perfect distinuī distinuistī distinuit distinuimus distinuistis distinuērunt,
distinuēre
pluperfect distinueram distinuerās distinuerat distinuerāmus distinuerātis distinuerant
future perfect distinuerō distinueris distinuerit distinuerimus distinueritis distinuerint
passive present distineor distinēris,
distinēre
distinētur distinēmur distinēminī distinentur
imperfect distinēbar distinēbāris,
distinēbāre
distinēbātur distinēbāmur distinēbāminī distinēbantur
future distinēbor distinēberis,
distinēbere
distinēbitur distinēbimur distinēbiminī distinēbuntur
perfect distentus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect distentus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect distentus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present distineam distineās distineat distineāmus distineātis distineant
imperfect distinērem distinērēs distinēret distinērēmus distinērētis distinērent
perfect distinuerim distinuerīs distinuerit distinuerīmus distinuerītis distinuerint
pluperfect distinuissem distinuissēs distinuisset distinuissēmus distinuissētis distinuissent
passive present distinear distineāris,
distineāre
distineātur distineāmur distineāminī distineantur
imperfect distinērer distinērēris,
distinērēre
distinērētur distinērēmur distinērēminī distinērentur
perfect distentus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect distentus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present distinē distinēte
future distinētō distinētō distinētōte distinentō
passive present distinēre distinēminī
future distinētor distinētor distinentor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives distinēre distinuisse distentūrum esse distinērī distentum esse distentum īrī
participles distinēns distentūrus distentus distinendus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
distinendī distinendō distinendum distinendō distentum distentū

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References edit

  • distineo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • distineo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • distineo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  • Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to feel acute pain: doloribus premi, angi, ardere, cruciari, distineri et divelli
  • distineo in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016