tendō

tend--ō uit.-lat. 'dehnen' gegebenenfalls zugleich spannen; 'Sehne'

Etymologie 1

From Proto-Italic from Proto-Indo-European *ténd-e-ti, from Proto-Indo-European *tend-, extension of Proto-Indo-European *ten- (“to stretch, draw”). Sihler traces the /d/ back to the ordinary present suffix -ye in position after *n (cf. offendō, dēfendō from *gʷʰen-ye-). Cognates include Ancient Greek τείνω (teínō), Sanskrit (tanóti) and Old English þennan.

Von uital. *tendō, von uig. *ténd-e-ti, von uig. *tend-, Erweiterung von Proto-Indoeuropäisch *ten- „dehnen, zeichnen“. Sihler führt das /d/ auf das gewöhnliche Präsenssuffix -ye an der Position nach *n zurück (vgl. offendō, dēfendō von *gʷʰen-ye-). Kognate sind agr. τείνω (teínō), skr. तनोति (tanóti) aengl. þennan., dt. dehnen

Verb

tendō (present infinitive tendere, perfect active tetendī, supine tentum); third conjugation

1. To stretch, stretch out, distend, extend
2. To direct one's self or one's course; to aim, strive, go, travel, march, tend, bend one's course in any direction [ synonyms, antonyms ▲][ quotations ▼]

   Synonyms: lūctor, certō, cōnītor, cōnor, ēnītor, ēlabōrō, appetō, affectō, temptō, quaerō, studeō, contendō, adnītor, īnsequor, labōrō, pugnō, molior, perīclitor, nītor, spectō, intendō

   Antonyms: āversor, abhorreō, dēclīnō

3. To go, proceed, extend, stretch
4. To aim, strive, be directed or inclined, to tend in any direction
5. To exert one's self, to strive, endeavor
6. (in particular) To exert one's self in opposition, to strive, try, endeavor, contend
7. To set up tents, to be under tents, be encamped, to encamp
8. To speak to somebody

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈten.doː/, [ˈt̪ɛn̪d̪oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈten.do/, [ˈt̪ɛn̪d̪o]

Etymologie 2

Borrowed from Ancient Greek τένων (ténōn, “sinew, tendon”), with spelling influenced by tendō (verb). Doublet of tenōn which was borrowed earlier.

Entlehnt aus dem agr. τένων ténōn, „Sehne“, wobei die Schreibweise von tendō (Verb) beeinflusst ist. Wams von Tenōn, das früher entlehnt wurde.

Substantiv

tendō m (Genitiv tendōnis); dritte Deklination (mittelalterliches Latein)

1. (Anatomie) Sehne

Inflection

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	tendō	tendōnēs
Genitive	tendōnis	tendōnum
Dative	tendōnī	tendōnibus
Accusative	tendōnem	tendōnēs
Ablative	tendōne	tendōnibus
Vocative	tendō	tendōnēs