tendens

From German Tendenz or from French tendance (“tendency”), from Medieval Latin tendentia, from Latin tendere (“stretch, extend”).

• IPA^(key): /tɛndɛns/, [tˢɛnˈd̥ɛnˀs] or IPA^(key): /tendɛns/, [tˢenˈd̥ɛnˀs]
• Rhymes: -ɛns

tendens c (singular definite tendensen, plural indefinite tendenser)

1. tendency
2. trend
3. inclination; bias

• (inclination; bias) tilbøjelighed

Ultimately from Latin tendere / tendō.

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• Hyphenation: ten‧dens

tendens f or m (plural tendensen, diminutive tendensje n)

1. tendency, inclination

Present participle of tendō.

tendēns (genitive tendentis); third-declension one-termination participle

1. extending
2. proceeding
3. striving for
4. pitching (a tent)

Third-declension participle.

¹When used purely as an adjective.

tendens m (definite singular tendensen, indefinite plural tendenser, definite plural tendensene)

1. a tendency

• tendere

• “tendens” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

tendens m (definite singular tendensen, indefinite plural tendensar, definite plural tendensane)

1. a tendency

• “tendens” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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tendens c

1. a tendency, a trend

• tendera
• tendentiös

• tendens in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• tendens in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• tendens in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)