adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
attentus
attentus (feminine attenta, neuter attentum, comparative attentior, superlative attentissimus, adverb attentē)
Classical[atˈtɛn.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[atˈtɛn.tus]
Meaning
- adjectiveattentive
- adjectiveconscientious
- adjectiveeconomical
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | attentus | attenta | attentum |
| genitive | attentī | attentae | attentī |
| dative | attentō | attentae | attentō |
| accusative | attentum | attentam | attentum |
| ablative | attentō | attentā | attentō |
| vocative | attente | attenta | attentum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | attentī | attentae | attenta |
| genitive | attentōrum | attentārum | attentōrum |
| dative | attentīs | attentīs | attentīs |
| accusative | attentōs | attentās | attenta |
| ablative | attentīs | attentīs | attentīs |
| vocative | attentī | attentae | attenta |
attentus, a, um, v. attendo, P. a.
attentus (adt-), a, um, Part. of attineo.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
attentus (adt-) adj. with comp. and sup.
P. of attendo, attentive, intent, engaged: animus in spe, T.: Caesaris auris, H.: iudex: me attentissimis animis auditis: attentissima cogitatio.—Intent on, striving after, careful, assiduous: nimis attentus, H.: facere attentiorem: attentiores ad rem, more frugal, T.: in re hereditariā: quaesitis, careful of his stores, H.: ceterarum rerum.
Origins
Perfect passive participle of attendō or attineō.
Descendants
- Catalanatent
- Englishattent
- Englishattentive
- Frenchattentif
- Italianattento
- Portugueseatento
- Romanianatent
- Spanishatento
- Dutchattent
- Sicilianattentu