Adjective: tener
Hyphenation:
Declension: First, Second
Nominative
| Singular masc. | tener |
| Singular fem. | tenera |
| Singular neut. | tenerum |
| Plural masc. | tenerī |
| Plural fem. | tenerae |
| Plural neut. | tenera |
Genitive
| Singular masc. | tenerī |
| Singular fem. | tenerae |
| Singular neut. | tenerī |
| Plural masc. | tenerōrum |
| Plural fem. | tenerārum |
| Plural neut. | tenerōrum |
Dative
| Singular masc. | tenerō |
| Singular fem. | tenerae |
| Singular neut. | tenerō |
| Plural masc. | tenerīs |
| Plural fem. | tenerīs |
| Plural neut. | tenerīs |
Accusative
| Singular masc. | tenerum |
| Singular fem. | teneram |
| Singular neut. | tenerum |
| Plural masc. | tenerōs |
| Plural fem. | tenerās |
| Plural neut. | tenera |
Ablative
| Singular masc. | tenerō |
| Singular fem. | tenerā |
| Singular neut. | tenerō |
| Plural masc. | tenerīs |
| Plural fem. | tenerīs |
| Plural neut. | tenerīs |
Vocative
| Singular masc. | tener |
| Singular fem. | tenera |
| Singular neut. | tenerum |
| Plural masc. | tenerī |
| Plural fem. | tenerae |
| Plural neut. | tenera |
Comparison
| Comparative | tenerior |
| Superlative | tenerrimus |
Sample Sentences
Etymology
1. Disputed; either:
2. * From Proto-Indo-European *ten- (“to stretch, draw”). Cognates would include Ancient Greek τείνω (teínō), Sanskrit तनोति (tanóti) and Old English þennan.
3. * Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ter- (“soft, weak, tender; young, small”) with dissimilation or metathesis: according to M. de Vaan, from Proto-Italic *terenos along with Sabine terenum (“soft”). Further cognates would include Epic Greek τέρην (térēn, “soft, gentle”), Old Armenian թոռն (tʻoṙn, “grandchild”), Middle Armenian թարմ (tʻarm, “fresh”) and Sanskrit तरुण (táruṇa, “young, tender, juvenile”), तर्ण (tárṇa, “calf”).
Verbs referencing "tener"
English Adjectives
tender, Catalan Adjectives
tendre, French Adjectives
tendre, Romanian Adjectives
tânăr, Italian Adjectives
tenero, Portuguese Adjectives
terno, Romanian Adjectives
tandru, Spanish Adjectives
tierno, Portuguese Adjectives
tenro.
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