OPTINEANT, optineant
Sounds Like: op-tin-EH-ant
Translations: may obtain, let them obtain, they may hold, they may possess
From the root: OPTINEO
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a Latin verb meaning 'to obtain', 'to hold', or 'to possess'. It is used to describe the act of acquiring or having something. As a subjunctive form, it often expresses a wish, a command, a possibility, or a purpose, depending on the context.
Inflection: Third Person, Plural, Present, Active, Subjunctive
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, OPTINEO.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- OPTINUERINT — they may have obtained, they might have obtained, they will have obtained, they have obtained, they had obtained
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