retendo

Galician

Verb

retendo

  1. gerund of reter

Latin

Etymology

From re- (back; again) +‎ tendō (stretch, strive for).

Pronunciation

Verb

retendō (present infinitive retendere, perfect active retendī, supine retēnsum); third conjugation

  1. to unbend, slacken, relax

Conjugation

  • Note: Supine and participles may also be of the form retent-.

References

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

Portuguese

Verb

retendo

  1. gerund of reter