tenna

Cornish

Alternative forms

tedna (Revived Late Cornish)

Etymology

From Middle Cornish tenna, tenne, from Proto-Brythonic *tɨnnɨd, from either Latin tendō or a Proto-Celtic cognate - ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tend- (“extend, pull”). Cognate with Breton tennañ, Irish teann (“to press”), Manx çhionn (“tighten”), and Welsh tynnu.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtɛnːa/

Verb

tenna

to pull, attract, tug
to stretch
Synonym: ystyn
to draw (a weapon)
to shoot

Conjugation

Conjugation of *tenna*
		singular			plural			impersonal
		first	second	third	first	second	third	impersonal
indicative	present/future	tennav	tennydh	tenn	tennyn	tennowgh	tennons	tennir
	preterite	tennis	tennsys	tennas	tennsyn	tennsowgh	tennsons	tennas
	imperfect	tennen	tennes	tenna	tennen	tennewgh	tennens	tennys
	pluperfect	tennsen	tennses	tennsa	tennsen	tennsewgh	tennsens	tennsys

subjunctive	present/future	tenniv	tenni	tenno	tennyn	tennowgh	tennons	tenner
subjunctive	imperfect	tennen	tennes	tenna	tennen	tennewgh	tennens	tennys

imperative		-	tenn	tennes	tennyn	tennewgh	tennens	-

non-finite forms		present participle		ow tenna	verbal adjective		tennys

Derived terms

jynn-tenna (“tractor”)
kesstrif-tenna (“tug of war”)
kildenna (“withdraw”, verb)
les esedh jynn-tenna (“leopard plant”)
tenn (“pull”, noun)
tenna dhe (“shoot at”, verb)
tenna mes (“express”, verb)
tenna yn-mes (“withdraw, extract”, verb)
tennans (“extract”)
tennlester (“tug-boat”)
tennros (“pulley”)
tennva (“rifle range”)
tennven (“magnet”)
tennvos (“attraction”)
trog-tenna (“drawer”)
yn tenn (“outstretched”)

Mutation

Mutation of *tenna*
unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed	mixed after 'th
tenna	denna	thenna	unchanged	unchanged	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Maltese

Root
t-n-j
6 terms

Etymology

From Arabic ثَنَّى (ṯannā, “to double, repeat”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtɛn.na/

Verb

tenna (imperfect jtenni, past participle mtenni)

to repeat
Synonym: rrepeta (rripeta)

Conjugation

Conjugation of **tenna** (Form II)
positive forms
		singular			plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
perfect	m	tennejt	tennejt	tenna	tennejna	tennejtu	tennew
perfect	f	tennejt	tennejt	tenniet	tennejna	tennejtu	tennew
imperfect	m	ntenni	ttenni	jtenni	ntennu	ttennu	jtennu
imperfect	f	ntenni	ttenni	ttenni	ntennu	ttennu	jtennu
imperative			tenni			tennu

negative forms
		singular			plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
perfect	m	tennejtx	tennejtx	tenniex	tennejniex	tennejtux	tennewx
perfect	f	tennejtx	tennejtx	tennietx	tennejniex	tennejtux	tennewx
imperfect	m	ntennix	ttennix	jtennix	ntennux	ttennux	jtennux
imperfect	f	ntennix	ttennix	ttennix	ntennux	ttennux	jtennux
imperative			ttennix			ttennux

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtɛnːɑ/

Noun

tenna c

(nonstandard, dialectal) definite plural of tann
Jeg har ondt i tenna mine.
My teeth ache.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /²tɛnːɑ/

Verb

tenna (present tense tenner, past tense tende or tente, supine tent, past participle tend or tent, present participle tennande, imperative tenn)

alternative form of tenne

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtɛnːɑ/

Noun

tenna f

(dialectal) definite plural of tann

References

“tenna” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.