attentus

Latin

Etymology

Perfect passive participle of attendō or attineō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /atˈten.tus/, [ät̪ˈt̪ɛn̪t̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /atˈten.tus/, [ät̪ˈt̪ɛn̪t̪us]

Participle

attentus (feminine attenta, neuter attentum); first/second-declension participle

1. detained, delayed
2. preserved, guarded
3. attentive, heedful
4. careful, conscientious
5. frugal, economical

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	attentus	attenta	attentum		attentī	attentae	attenta
Genitive	attentī	attentae	attentī		attentōrum	attentārum	attentōrum
Dative	attentō		attentō		attentīs
Accusative	attentum	attentam	attentum		attentōs	attentās	attenta
Ablative	attentō	attentā	attentō		attentīs
Vocative	attente	attenta	attentum		attentī	attentae	attenta

Adjective

attentus (feminine attenta, neuter attentum, comparative attentior, superlative attentissimus, adverb attentē); first/second-declension adjective

1. attentive

   Synonyms: intentus, intēnsus, ērēctus, cautus

   Antonym: incautus

2. conscientious
3. economical

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	attentus	attenta	attentum		attentī	attentae	attenta
Genitive	attentī	attentae	attentī		attentōrum	attentārum	attentōrum
Dative	attentō		attentō		attentīs
Accusative	attentum	attentam	attentum		attentōs	attentās	attenta
Ablative	attentō	attentā	attentō		attentīs
Vocative	attente	attenta	attentum		attentī	attentae	attenta

Derived terms

• attentiō

Descendants

• Catalan: atent
• English: attent, attentive
• French: attentif
• Dutch: attent
• Italian: attento
• Portuguese: atento
• Romanian: atent
• Sicilian: attentu
• Spanish: atento

References

• “attentus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “attentus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• attentus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.