obtentus

Latin

Etymology 1

Perfect passive participle of obtineō.

Pronunciation

Participle

obtentus (feminine obtenta, neuter obtentum); first/second-declension participle

  1. occupied, possessed, held
  2. maintained, upheld
Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative obtentus obtenta obtentum obtentī obtentae obtenta
genitive obtentī obtentae obtentī obtentōrum obtentārum obtentōrum
dative obtentō obtentae obtentō obtentīs
accusative obtentum obtentam obtentum obtentōs obtentās obtenta
ablative obtentō obtentā obtentō obtentīs
vocative obtente obtenta obtentum obtentī obtentae obtenta

Etymology 2

From obtendō +‎ -tus (forming action nouns).

Pronunciation

Noun

obtentus m (genitive obtentūs); fourth declension

  1. pretence, pretext
    Synonym: speciēs
  2. covering, veil
Declension

Fourth-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative obtentus obtentūs
genitive obtentūs obtentuum
dative obtentuī obtentibus
accusative obtentum obtentūs
ablative obtentū obtentibus
vocative obtentus obtentūs

References

  • obtentus¹”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • obtentus²”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • obtentus¹”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • obtentus²”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • obtentus / obtentŭs”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • "obtentus", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)