verbsecond conjugation
attineō
attineō (present infinitive attinēre, perfect active attinuī, supine attentum)
Classical[atˈtɪ.ne.oː]Ecclesiastical[atˈtiː.ne.o]
Meaning
- to bring or hold to or near
- to hold fast, keep, detain, hold back, delay
- to hold possession of, retain, occupy, preserve, keep, guard
- to stretch or reach out to
- to belong to, pertain or relate to, concern
- to be useful or important
Conjugation conjugation 2
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | attineō | attinēbam | attinēbō | attinuī | attinueram | attinuerō |
| 2nd sg. | attinēs | attinēbās | attinēbis | attinuistī | attinuerās | attinueris |
| 3rd sg. | attinet | attinēbat | attinēbit | attinuit | attinuerat | attinuerit |
| 1st pl. | attinēmus | attinēbāmus | attinēbimus | attinuimus | attinuerāmus | attinuerimus |
| 2nd pl. | attinētis | attinēbātis | attinēbitis | attinuistis | attinuerātis | attinueritis |
| 3rd pl. | attinent | attinēbant | attinēbunt | attinuērunt attinuēre | attinuerant | attinuerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | attineam | attinērem | attinuerim | attinuissem |
| 2nd sg. | attineās | attinērēs | attinuerīs | attinuissēs |
| 3rd sg. | attineat | attinēret | attinuerit | attinuisset |
| 1st pl. | attineāmus | attinērēmus | attinuerīmus | attinuissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | attineātis | attinērētis | attinuerītis | attinuissētis |
| 3rd pl. | attineant | attinērent | attinuerint | attinuissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | attineor | attinēbar | attinēbor |
| 2nd sg. | attinēris attinēre | attinēbāris attinēbāre | attinēberis attinēbere |
| 3rd sg. | attinētur | attinēbātur | attinēbitur |
| 1st pl. | attinēmur | attinēbāmur | attinēbimur |
| 2nd pl. | attinēminī | attinēbāminī | attinēbiminī |
| 3rd pl. | attinentur | attinēbantur | attinēbuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | attinear | attinērer |
| 2nd sg. | attineāris attineāre | attinērēris attinērēre |
| 3rd sg. | attineātur | attinērētur |
| 1st pl. | attineāmur | attinērēmur |
| 2nd pl. | attineāminī | attinērēminī |
| 3rd pl. | attineantur | attinērentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | attinē | attinēre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | attinēte | attinēminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | attinētō | attinētor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | attinētō | attinētor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | attinētōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | attinentō | attinentor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | attinēre | attinērī |
| perfect infinitive | attinuisse | attentum esse |
| future infinitive | attentūrum esse | attentum īrī |
| present participle | attinēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | attentus attenta, attentā, attentae, attentam, attentārum, attentās, attente, attentī, attentīs, attentō, attentōrum, attentōs |
| future participle | attentūrus | attinendus attinenda, attinendā, attinendae, attinendam, attinendārum, attinendās, attinende, attinendīs, attinendōrum, attinendōs |
gerundattinendī, attinendō, attinendumsupineattentum, attentū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- quid attinet? with Infin.
- what is the use of?
at-tĭnĕo (adt-, Dietsch, Weissenb.), tĭnui, tentum, 2, v. a. and n. teneo.
I. Act., (so only ante-class. or in the histt.; most freq. in Plaut. and Tac.).
A. To hold to, to bring or hold near:
aliquem ante oculos attinere, Plaut. Men. 5, 1, 30.—B. To hold or detain at some point (class. retinere), to hold fast, keep hold of, to hold, keep, detain, hold back, delay:
testes vinctos, Plaut. Truc. 4, 3, 63; id. Bacch. 2, 2, 3: animum, id. Mil. 4, 8, 17: lectos viros castris attinere, Tac. A. 2, 52; 6, 17: prensam dextram vi attinere, id. ib. 1, 35; 2, 10; 3, 71 fin.: cunctos, qui carcere attinebantur, necari jussit, id. ib. 6, 19; 3, 36 fin.; 12, 68; 13, 15; 13, 27; 15, 57: set ego conperior Bocchum Punicā fide simul Romanum et Numidam spe pacis adtinuisse, detained, amused, Sall. J. 108, 3: ad ea Corbulo satis comperto Vologesen defectione Hyrcaniae attineri, is detained, hindered, Tac. A. 13, 37 fin.; 13, 50; 14, 33; 14, 56 fin.; 16, 19; id. H. 2, 14 fin.—C. To hold possession of, to occupy, keep, guard, preserve: Quamque at tinendi magni dominatūs sient, Ter. Fragm. ap. Cic. Or. 47, 157:
ripam Danubii, Tac. A. 4, 5.—II. Neutr.
A. To stretch out to, to reach to:
nunc jam cultros attinet, i. e. ad cultros, now he is reaching forth for, Plaut. Capt. 2, 2, 17.—Hence, of relations of place, to extend or stretch somewhere: Scythae ad Borysthenem atque inde ad Tanain attinent, Curt. 6, 2, 9.—B. To belong somewhere; only in the third person: hoc (res) attinet (more rare, haec attinent) ad me (less freq. simply me), or absol. hoc attinet, this belongs to me, concerns me, pertains or appertains to me, relates or refers to me; cf. Rudd. II. p. 209; Roby, § 1534 (the most usu. class. signif. of the word).
1. Attinet (attinent) ad aliquem:
negotium hoc ad me attinet, Plaut. Bacch. 2, 2, 51: num quidnam ad filium haec aegritudo attinet? id. ib. 5, 1, 24: nunc quam ad rem dicam hoc attinere somnium, id. Rud. 3, 1, 19; id. Most. 1, 3, 4: Quid istuc ad me attinet? id. Poen. 3, 3, 24: Quid id ad me attinet? id. Trin. 4, 2, 136, and id. ib. 4, 3, 58: quod quidem ad nos duas attinuit, id. Poen. 5, 4, 9 et saep.: comperiebam nihil ad Pamphilum quicquam attinere, Ter. And. 1, 1, 64; 1, 2, 16: Scin tu ... ad te attinere hanc Omnem rem? id. Eun. 4, 6, 6; id. Ad. 1, 2, 54; 2, 1, 32; 3, 1, 9; id. Phorm. 3, 1, 17: nunc nil ad nos de nobis attinet, Lucr. 3, 852; 4, 30: vobis alio loco, ut se tota res habeat, quod ad eam civitatem attinet, demonstrabitur, in respect to that city, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 5: quod ad me attinet, id. ad Q. Fr. 2, 1; so id. Att. 5, 17; id. Fam. 1, 2 al.: quod ad provincias attineret, Liv. 42, 10; 23, 26 al.: tamquam ad rem attineat quicquam, Hor. S. 2, 2, 27 al.: sed quid istae picturae ad me attinent? Plaut. Men. 1, 2, 36: Do. Hae quid ad me? Tox. Immo ad te attinent: et tuā refert, id. Pers. 4, 3, 27: tantumne ab re tuast oti tibi, Aliena ut cures eaque nil quae ad te attinent? Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 24: cetera quae ad colendam vitem attinebunt, Cic. Fin. 4, 14, 38.—And with nunc = ad hoc tempus (eccl. Lat.): Quod nunc attinet, vade, and for this time (Gr. τὸ νῦν ἔχον), Vulg. Act. 24, 25.—2. Attinet (attinent) aliquem: neque quemquam attinebat id recusare, Cic. Quinct. 19: de magnitudine vocis nihil nos attinet commonere, Auct. ad Her. 3, 11, 20:
in his, quae custodiam religionis attinent, Val. Max. 1, 1, n. 14.—3. Hoc attinet (haec attinent), and more freq. attinet with an inf. as subject (act. and pass.), it concerns, it matters, is of moment, is of consequence, is of importance: ea conquisiverunt, quae nihil attinebant, Auct. ad Her. 1, 1, 1:
nec patitur Scythas ... Parthum dicere, nec quae nihil attinent, Hor. C. 1, 19, 12: de quo quid sentiam, nihil attinet dicere, Cic. Fam. 4, 7, 3: nihil enim attinet quemquam nominari, id. Leg. 2, 17, 42: quia nec eosdem nominari adtinebat, Liv. 23, 3, 13: nec adtinuisse demi securim, cum sine provocatione creati essent, interpretabantur, id. 3, 36; 2, 41; 6, 23; 6, 38; 34, 3; 36, 11; 37, 15: Quid attinet tot ora navium gravi Rostrata duci etc., Hor. Epod. 4, 17 al.—And in pregn. signif., it is serviceable, useful, or avails for, etc.: quid attinuit cum iis, quibuscum re concinebat, verbis discrepare? Cic. Fin. 4, 22, 60: eā re non venit, quia nihil attinuit, id. Att. 12, 18: nec victoribus mitti adtinere puto, Liv. 23, 13: sin (frumenta) protinus usui destinantur, nihil attinet repoliri, Col. 2, 21, 6.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
attineō (adt-) tinuī, —, ēre.
I. I. Trans, to hold fast, detain, delay: quam attinendi dominatūs sient, how retained, T. ap. C.: Romanos spe pacis, S.: dextram vi, Ta.—
II. II. Intrans, to stretch, reach: Scythae ad Tanain attinent, Cu.—Fig., to belong to, concern, relate to, be of consequence: ea nil quae ad te attinent, T.: quod ad te attinet, as far as you are concerned, T.: quod ad me attinet, for my part: tamquam ad rem attineat quicquam, H.: quid attinebat quaeri de eo, etc., of what consequence was it?: nec victoribus mitti attinere puto, of any importance, L.: Te nihil attinet tentare, does you no good, H.: dicere quae nihil attinent, matters of no concern, H.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
- Proto-Italic*ad
- Proto-Italic*ad-
- Latinattineō
Proto-Indo-European *ten- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *tn̥eh₁yéti Proto-Italic *tenēō Latin teneō Latin attineō From ad- + teneō (“hold; restrain”).
Descendants
- Frenchattenir
- Italianattenere
- Portugueseater
- Romanianaține
- Romanianaținere
- Spanishatener
- Galicianater
- Sicilianattèniri