noun · masculinefourth declension
obtentus
obtentus m (genitive obtentūs)
Classical[ɔpˈtɛn.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[obˈtɛn.tus]
Meaning
- masculinepretence, pretext
- masculinecovering, veil
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | obtentus | obtentūs |
| genitive | obtentūs | obtentuum |
| dative | obtentuī | obtentibus |
| accusative | obtentum | obtentūs |
| ablative | obtentū | obtentibus |
| vocative | obtentus | obtentūs |
obtentus, a, um.
I. Part., from obtendo.—
II. Part., from obtineo.
ob-tentus (opt-), ūs, m. obtendo.
I. A drawing, spreading, or placing before (poet. and post-Aug.).
A. Lit.:
obtentu togae, tamquam se amiciens, ne videretur, Gell. 11, 18, 14: frondis, Verg. A. 11, 66: nubium, Plin. 31, 1, 1, § 2.—B. Trop., a pretence, pretext, color (cf.:
simulatio, species): obtentum habere, Tac. A. 12, 7: tempora reipublicae obtentui sumpta, assumed as a pretext, id. ib. 1, 10: sub obtentu liberationis, Just. 5, 8, 12: damnationis, Lact. 2, 4, 36: sub obtentu monituum deorum quaedam enuntiare, Mos. et Rom. Leg. Coll. 15, 3, 6.—II. (Acc. to obtendo, II.) A covering, cover, veil (post-class.):
quia secundae res mire sunt vitiis optentui, Sall. H. 1, 41, 24: vera sunt, quae loquuntur poëtae, sed obtentu aliquo specieque velata, disguise, allegorical dress, Lact. 1, 11: non terror obtentui est, a hinderance, Nazar. Pan. Constant. 5.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
obtentus
P. of obtendo, and of obtineo.
(ob-tentus, ūs) m
obtendo, a drawing over, spreading over.—Only dat. and abl sing.: obtentu frondis, V.—Fig., a cover, pretext: cognominis, L.: rei p., Ta.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁óp(i) Proto-Italic *op Latin ob Latin ob- Proto-Indo-European *ten- Proto-Indo-European *tend- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *téndeti Proto-Italic *tendō Latin tendō Latin obtendō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin obtentus From obtendō + -tus (forming action nouns).