attentus

== Latin == === Etymology === Perfect passive participle of attendō or attineō. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [atˈtɛn.tʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [atˈtɛn.tus] === Participle === attentus (feminine attenta, neuter attentum); first/second-declension participle detained, delayed preserved, guarded attentive, heedful careful, conscientious frugal, economical ==== Declension ==== First/second-declension adjective. === Adjective === attentus (feminine attenta, neuter attentum, comparative attentior, superlative attentissimus, adverb attentē); first/second-declension adjective attentive Synonyms: intentus, intēnsus, ērēctus, cautus Antonym: incautus conscientious economical ==== Declension ==== First/second-declension adjective. ==== Derived terms ==== attentiō ==== Descendants ==== === 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.