obtentus

Latin

Etymology

Perfect passive participle of obtineō.

Participle

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

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

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative obtentus obtenta obtentum obtentī obtentae obtenta
Genitive obtentī obtentae obtentī obtentōrum obtentārum obtentōrum
Dative obtentō obtentō obtentīs
Accusative obtentum obtentam obtentum obtentōs obtentās obtenta
Ablative obtentō obtentā obtentō obtentīs
Vocative obtente obtenta obtentum obtentī obtentae obtenta

Noun

obtentus m (genitive obtentūs); fourth declension

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

Declension

Fourth-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative obtentus obtentūs
Genitive obtentūs obtentuum
Dative obtentuī obtentibus
Accusative obtentum obtentūs
Ablative obtentū obtentibus
Vocative obtentus obtentūs

References
  • “obtentus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “obtentus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • obtentus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • obtentus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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