adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
contentus
contentus (feminine contenta, neuter contentum, comparative contentior, superlative contentissimus, adverb contentē)
Classical[kɔnˈtɛn.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[konˈtɛn.tus]
Meaning
- adjectivecontent, satisfied, eager, intent (+ ablative)
aliqua re contentus
satisfied with something
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | contentus | contenta | contentum |
| genitive | contentī | contentae | contentī |
| dative | contentō | contentae | contentō |
| accusative | contentum | contentam | contentum |
| ablative | contentō | contentā | contentō |
| vocative | contente | contenta | contentum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | contentī | contentae | contenta |
| genitive | contentōrum | contentārum | contentōrum |
| dative | contentīs | contentīs | contentīs |
| accusative | contentōs | contentās | contenta |
| ablative | contentīs | contentīs | contentīs |
| vocative | contentī | contentae | contenta |
contentus, a, um,
I. stretched, strained, exerted; v. contendo, P. a.
contentus, a, um,
I. contented, content; v. contineo, P. a.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
contentus adj.
P. of contendo, stretched, strained, tense, tight, on the stretch: contento fune, H.: corpora (opp. remissa): contentā cervice (boves), V.: contento poplite, i. e. kneeling, H.— Fig., eager, intent: contento cursu Italiam petere: meus Exiliis contenta suis, O.
contentus adj.
P. of contineo, content, satisfied, pleased: domo suā: vestrā fortunā: his ad beate vivendum virtus: peditatu, Cs.: paucis, H.: Viverem uti contentus eo quod, etc., H.: solā Dianā, V.: quod mihi crediderunt: ne intersimus armis, L.: artīs edidicisse, O.: non lacessi, Cu.
Origins
Perfect passive participle of contineō (“to hold together, contain”).
Descendants
- Catalancontent
- Englishcontent
- Frenchcontent
- Italiancontento
- Portuguesecontente
- Romaniancontent
- Spanishcontento
- Asturiancontentu
- Dalmatiancontiant
- Galiciancontento