retentor

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin retentor, from retentare, from retinere (retain, hold back), from re- + tenere.

Noun

retentor (plural retentors)

  1. A muscle which holds a body part in place, notably in extended or retracted position
English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ten-‎ (1 c, 60 e)

Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin retentor, from retentare, from retinere (retain, hold back), from re- + tenere.

Noun

retentor m (plural retentoren or retentors or retentores, diminutive retentortje n)

  1. (law) The holder of a right of retensio, i.e. to keep something one doesn't own

Latin

Etymology

From retentare, from retinere (retain, hold back), from re- + tenere.

Pronunciation

Noun

retentor m (genitive retentōris); third declension

  1. One who holds back; detainer, retainer

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative retentor retentōrēs
Genitive retentōris retentōrum
Dative retentōrī retentōribus
Accusative retentōrem retentōrēs
Ablative retentōre retentōribus
Vocative retentor retentōrēs

References

  • retentor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • retentor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin retentōrem, from retentō (to hold back, to hold fast), from retineō (to retain, to hold back), from re- + teneō (to hold).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁe.tẽˈtoʁ/ [he.tẽˈtoh]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ʁe.tẽˈtoɾ/ [he.tẽˈtoɾ]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʁe.tẽˈtoʁ/ [χe.tẽˈtoχ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁe.tẽˈtoɻ/ [he.tẽˈtoɻ]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁɨ.tẽˈtoɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁɨ.tẽˈto.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: re‧ten‧tor

Noun

retentor m (plural retentores)

  1. retainer (any thing or person that retains)
  2. (law) holder (person who holds a property)

Adjective

retentor (feminine retentora, masculine plural retentores, feminine plural retentoras)

  1. retaining (that retains)
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