LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

retentiō

retentiō f (genitive retentiōnis)
Classical[rɛˈtɛn.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[reˈtɛn.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. a holding back; holding in; a withholding
  2. a retaining, keeping back
  3. preservation, maintenance

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeretentiōretentiōnēs
genitiveretentiōnisretentiōnum
dativeretentiōnīretentiōnibus
accusativeretentiōnemretentiōnēs
ablativeretentiōneretentiōnibus
vocativeretentiōretentiōnēs

rĕtentĭo, ōnis, f. retineo,
I. a keeping back, i. e.,
I. A holding back, holding in: aurigae, Cic. Att. 13, 21, 3; 13, 25, 1.—Trop., a withholding: assensionis (as a transl. of the Gr. ἐποχή), Cic. Ac. 2, 18, 59, and 2, 24, 78.—
II. A keeping back, retaining (postclass.): dotis, Dig. 31, 1, 79; 5, 3, 19; 10, 1, 30: urinae, retention, Cael. Aur. Tard. 3, 8. —
B. Preservation, maintenance: societatis, Lact. 6, 10 fin.: veteris disciplinae, Tert. adv. Marc. 5, 3: delicti, i. e. not to forgive, id. ib. 4, 28.—In plur., Vitr. 9, 4.

Origins

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinretentiō

Proto-Indo-European *ten- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *tn̥eh₁yéti Proto-Italic *tenēō Latin teneō Latin retineō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin retentiō From retineō (“to keep or hold back”) + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalanretenció
  • Englishretention
  • Frenchrétention
  • Italianritenzione
  • Portugueseretenção
  • Romanianretenție
  • Spanishretención
  • Russianретенция
  • Sicilianritinziuni
  • Sicilianritinzioni

In English words that came into English from retentiō

  • retentionretentiō

Quick answers

What does retentiō mean in Latin?
retentiō, a noun, means “a holding back; holding in; a withholding”.
What is the genitive of retentiō?
The genitive singular is retentiōnis. retentiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce retentiō?
In classical Latin, [rɛˈtɛn.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [reˈtɛn.t͡si.o].
Where does retentiō come from?
Proto-Italic *wre- → Latin retentiō.