tene
Kikuyu
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɛ̀nɛ̀ꜜ/
- As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 1 with a disyllabic stem, together with ndaka, and so on.
Noun
tene class 14
Adverb
tene
Derived terms
- gatenange
- gatenatene
- gĩtene class 7
- ũtene class 14
(Phrases)
(Proverbs)
- tene nĩ tene thutha nĩ mũgiano
References
Latin
Verb
tenē
- second-person singular present active imperative of teneō
Neapolitan
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtenə/
Pronoun
tene
- you (singular, formal, after preposition)
Coordinate terms
| nominative | accusative | dative | reflexive | possessive | prepositional | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | first person | io (i') | me | mìo, mìa, mieje, meje | me, méne | |||
| second person |
familiar | tu | te | tùjo, tòja, tùoje, tòje | te, téne | |||
| formal | vuje | ve | vuósto, vósta, vuóste, vóste | vuje | ||||
| third person |
m | ìsso | 'o, 'u (lo, lu) | 'i, 'e (li, le) | se | sùjo, sòja, sùoje, sòje | ìsso | |
| f | éssa | 'a (la) | 'e (le) | éssa | ||||
| plural | first person | nuje | ce | nuósto, nòsta, nuóste, nòste | nuje | |||
| second person | vuje | ve | vuósto, vòsta, vuóste, vòste | vuje | ||||
| third person |
m | ìsse | 'i, 'e (li, le) | llòro | se | llòro (invariable) | llòro | |
| f | llòro | 'e (le) | ||||||
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- tena (a infinitive)
Etymology
Verb
tene (present tense tener, past tense tente, past participle tent, passive infinitive tenast, present participle tenande, imperative ten)
- to earn
- Om sumaren kan dei tene mykje pengar.
- During the summer, they can earn a lot of money.
- to serve
- Han tente landet sitt.
- He served his country.
References
- “tene” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Irish
Noun
tene m
- alternative spelling of teine
Mutation
| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| tene | thene | tene pronounced with /dʲ-/ |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Papiamentu
Etymology
Verb
tene
- to hold
Tocharian B
Adverb
tene
- alternative form of tane
Turkish
Noun
tene
- dative singular of ten
Wolof
Noun
tene (definite form tene mi)