adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
intentus
intentus (feminine intenta, neuter intentum, comparative intentior, superlative intentissimus)
Classical[ɪnˈtɛn.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[inˈtɛn.tus]
Meaning
- adjectivemindful, attentive (to the situation at hand)
Ea tum cura maxime intentos habebat Romanos, non ab ira tantum, quae in nullam unquam ciuitatem iustior fuit, quam quod urbs tam nobilis ac potens, sicut defectione sua traxerat aliquot populos, ita recepta inclinatura rursus animos uidebatur ad ueteris imperii respectum.
This concern in particular troubled the mindful Romans at the time, not so much because of anger, which has never been more justified against any other city, rather because a city so noble and powerful, in the same way that it had attracted the support of a number of communities by its revolt, was thought would again turn attention back towards respect for the previous government once recaptured.27 BCE – 25 BCE, Titus Livius, Ab urbe condita 26.1Cum omnis res ab imperatore delegata intentiorem exigat curam
1925 translation by Charles E. Bennett Inasmuch as every task assigned by the Emperor demands especial attention96 CE – 103 CE, Sextus Julius Frontinus, De Aqueductibus Urbis Romae 2.1 - adjectiveintent on (something) (having one's attention fixed on something)
- adjectiveserious, earnest
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | intentus | intenta | intentum |
| genitive | intentī | intentae | intentī |
| dative | intentō | intentae | intentō |
| accusative | intentum | intentam | intentum |
| ablative | intentō | intentā | intentō |
| vocative | intente | intenta | intentum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | intentī | intentae | intenta |
| genitive | intentōrum | intentārum | intentōrum |
| dative | intentīs | intentīs | intentīs |
| accusative | intentōs | intentās | intenta |
| ablative | intentīs | intentīs | intentīs |
| vocative | intentī | intentae | intenta |
intentus, a, um, Part. and P. a., from intendo.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
intentus adj. with comp. and sup.
P. of intendo, attentive, intent, waiting, eager: Romani intenti festinare, S.: milites pugnae proventum exspectabant, Cs.: intenti ora tenebant, V.: intentis oculis contemplari: in eā re intentis animis, Cs.: aliis negotiis, S.: dimicationi ultimae, L.: celerandae victoriae intentior, Ta.: quem pueri intenti ludo exercent, V.: aliquo negotio intentus, S.: intenti quam mox signum daretur, eagerly awaiting, L.: intenti paratique si lacesserentur, i. e. to see whether, etc., L.: intentus, sive . . . sive, etc., watchful, L.: eo intentior ad victoriam niti, S.: intentiore eum custodiā observare, L.: intentior disciplina, stricter, Ta.: intentissima conquisitio, L.: omnia intentissimā curā acta, L.—Of style, vigorous, nervous: sermo: pars orationis.
intentus ūs, m
2 TA-, a stretching out: palmarum intentūs.
Origins
Perfect passive participle of intendō.
Descendants
- Catalanintent
- Englishintentfrom Old French entent
- Italianintento
- Portugueseintento
- Spanishintento
- Frenchententefrom Vulgar Latin *intenta
- Englishententefrom Vulgar Latin *intenta
- Romanianantantăfrom Vulgar Latin *intenta
- Asturianintentu
- Galicianintento