LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation

attentō

attentō (present infinitive attentāre, perfect active attentāvī, supine attentātum)
Classical[atˈtɛn.toː]Ecclesiastical[atˈtɛn.to]

Meaning

  1. to strive after, attempt, try, assay, solicit
  2. to assail, attack
  3. to seek to defile or pollute

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.attentōattentābamattentābōattentāvīattentāveramattentāverō
attentārō
2nd sg.attentāsattentābāsattentābisattentāvistī
attentāstī		attentāverās
attentārās		attentāveris
3rd sg.attentatattentābatattentābitattentāvitattentāverat
attentārat		attentāverit
attentārit
1st pl.attentāmusattentābāmusattentābimusattentāvimusattentāverāmusattentāverimus
attentārimus
2nd pl.attentātisattentābātisattentābitisattentāvistis
attentāstis		attentāverātis
attentārātis		attentāveritis
attentāritis
3rd pl.attentantattentābantattentābuntattentāvērunt
attentāvēre, attentārunt		attentāverant
attentārant		attentāverint
attentārint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.attentemattentāremattentāverim
attentārim		attentāvissem
attentāssem
2nd sg.attentēsattentārēsattentāverīsattentāvissēs
attentāssēs
3rd sg.attentetattentāretattentāverit
attentārit		attentāvisset
attentāsset
1st pl.attentēmusattentārēmusattentāverīmus
attentārīmus		attentāvissēmus
attentāssēmus
2nd pl.attentētisattentārētisattentāverītis
attentārītis		attentāvissētis
attentāssētis
3rd pl.attententattentārentattentāverint
attentārint		attentāvissent
attentāssent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.attentorattentābarattentābor
2nd sg.attentāris
attentāre		attentābāris
attentābāre		attentāberis
attentābere
3rd sg.attentāturattentābāturattentābitur
1st pl.attentāmurattentābāmurattentābimur
2nd pl.attentāminīattentābāminīattentābiminī
3rd pl.attentanturattentābanturattentābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.attenterattentārer
2nd sg.attentēris
attentēre		attentārēris
attentārēre
3rd sg.attentēturattentārētur
1st pl.attentēmurattentārēmur
2nd pl.attentēminīattentārēminī
3rd pl.attententurattentārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.attentāattentāre
pres. 2nd pl.attentāteattentāminī
fut. 2nd sg.attentātōattentātor
fut. 3rd sg.attentātōattentātor
fut. 2nd pl.attentātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.attentantōattentantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveattentāreattentārī
perfect infinitiveattentāvisse
attentāsse		attentātum esse
future infinitiveattentātūrum esseattentātum īrī
present participleattentāns—
perfect participle—attentātus
attentāta, attentātā, attentātae, attentātam, attentātārum, attentātās, attentātī, attentātōrum, attentātōs
future participleattentātūrus
attentātūra, attentātūrā, attentātūrae, attentātūram, attentātūrārum, attentātūrās, attentātūre, attentātūrī, attentātūrīs, attentātūrō, attentātūrōrum, attentātūrōs, attentātūrum		attentandus
attentanda, attentandā, attentandae, attentandam, attentandārum, attentandās, attentande, attentandīs, attentandōrum, attentandōs
gerundattentandī, attentandō, attentandumsupineattentātum, attentātū

at-tento (adtempto, K. and H.; at-tempto, Kayser, Rib., Halm, Queck), āvi, ātum, 1, v. a., lit.,
I. to strive after something, to attempt, essay, try, make trial of; to solicit; to assail, attack (class. in prose and poetry): digitis mollibus arcum attemptat, attempts to draw, Claud. Rapt. Pros. 3, 217: aliquem lacrimis, to attempt to move, Val. Fl. 4, 11: praeteriri omnino fuerit satius quam attemptatum deseri, begun, Cic. de Or. 3, 28, 110: attemptata defectio, the attempted revolt, Liv. 23, 15, 7 (Weissenb., temptata): omnium inimicos diligenter cognoscere, colloqui, attemptare, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 54: Capuam propter plurimas belli opportunitates ab illā impiā et sceleratā manu attemptari suspicabamur, i. e. moved by persuasion to revolt, id. Sest. 4: ne compositae orationis insidiis sua fides attemptetur, id. Or. 61, 208: mecum facientia jura Si tamen adtemptas, i. e. attempt to shake, attack, Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 23: nec hoc testamentum ejus quisquam attemptavit, sought to annul, Val. Max. 7, 8, 3; so, sententiam judicis, Dig. 12, 6, 23: pudicitiam, to seek to defile or pollute, ib. 47, 10, 10: annonam, to make dearer, ib. 47, 11, 6.—Of a hostile attack: vi attemptantem repellere, Tac. A. 13, 25: jam curabo sentiat, Quos attentārit, Phaedr. 5, 2, 7: haud illum bello attemptare juvencis Sunt animi, Stat. Th. 4, 71.—Trop.: Quae aegritudo insolens mentem attemptat tuam? Pac. ap. Non. p. 322, 18 (Trag. Rel. p. 84 Rib.).

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Proto-Italic*ad-
  4. Latinattentō

Latin tentō Latin attentō From ad- + tentō (“handle, touch”).

Descendants
  • Frenchattenter
  • Italianattentare
  • Portugueseatentar
  • Romanianatenta
  • Spanishatentar
  • Sicilianattintari

Quick answers

What does attentō mean in Latin?
attentō, a verb, means “to strive after, attempt, try, assay, solicit; to assail, attack; to seek to defile or pollute”.
What are the principal parts of attentō?
attentō, attentāre, attentāvī, attentātum (first conjugation).
How do you pronounce attentō?
In classical Latin, [atˈtɛn.toː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [atˈtɛn.to].
Where does attentō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd → Proto-Italic *ad → Proto-Italic *ad- → Latin attentō.