Esperanto
Pronunciation
Verb
tenu
- imperative of teni
Finnish
Etymology
Probably from denaturoitu (“denatured”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtenu/, [ˈt̪e̞nu]
- Rhymes: -enu
- Syllabification(key): te‧nu
- Hyphenation(key): te‧nu
Noun
tenu
- (slang, dated) synonym of taloussprii
- (colloquial, by extension) methylated spirit (denatured strong alcohol used e.g. as fuel)
Declension
| Inflection of tenu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
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| nominative
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tenu
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tenut
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| genitive
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tenun
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tenujen
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| partitive
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tenua
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tenuja
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| illative
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tenuun
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tenuihin
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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tenu
|
tenut
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| accusative
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nom.
|
tenu
|
tenut
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| gen.
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tenun
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| genitive
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tenun
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tenujen
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| partitive
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tenua
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tenuja
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| inessive
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tenussa
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tenuissa
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| elative
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tenusta
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tenuista
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| illative
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tenuun
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tenuihin
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| adessive
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tenulla
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tenuilla
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| ablative
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tenulta
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tenuilta
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| allative
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tenulle
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tenuille
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| essive
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tenuna
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tenuina
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| translative
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tenuksi
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tenuiksi
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| abessive
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tenutta
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tenuitta
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| instructive
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—
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tenuin
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| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
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| first-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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tenuni
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tenuni
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| accusative
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nom.
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tenuni
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tenuni
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| gen.
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tenuni
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| genitive
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tenuni
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tenujeni
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| partitive
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tenuani
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tenujani
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| inessive
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tenussani
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tenuissani
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| elative
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tenustani
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tenuistani
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| illative
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tenuuni
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tenuihini
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| adessive
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tenullani
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tenuillani
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| ablative
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tenultani
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tenuiltani
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| allative
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tenulleni
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tenuilleni
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| essive
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tenunani
|
tenuinani
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| translative
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tenukseni
|
tenuikseni
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| abessive
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tenuttani
|
tenuittani
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| instructive
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—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
tenuineni
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| second-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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tenusi
|
tenusi
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| accusative
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nom.
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tenusi
|
tenusi
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| gen.
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tenusi
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| genitive
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tenusi
|
tenujesi
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| partitive
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tenuasi
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tenujasi
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| inessive
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tenussasi
|
tenuissasi
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| elative
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tenustasi
|
tenuistasi
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| illative
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tenuusi
|
tenuihisi
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| adessive
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tenullasi
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tenuillasi
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| ablative
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tenultasi
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tenuiltasi
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| allative
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tenullesi
|
tenuillesi
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| essive
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tenunasi
|
tenuinasi
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| translative
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tenuksesi
|
tenuiksesi
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| abessive
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tenuttasi
|
tenuittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
tenuinesi
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| first-person plural possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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tenumme
|
tenumme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
tenumme
|
tenumme
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| gen.
|
tenumme
|
| genitive
|
tenumme
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tenujemme
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| partitive
|
tenuamme
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tenujamme
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| inessive
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tenussamme
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tenuissamme
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| elative
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tenustamme
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tenuistamme
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| illative
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tenuumme
|
tenuihimme
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| adessive
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tenullamme
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tenuillamme
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| ablative
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tenultamme
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tenuiltamme
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| allative
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tenullemme
|
tenuillemme
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| essive
|
tenunamme
|
tenuinamme
|
| translative
|
tenuksemme
|
tenuiksemme
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| abessive
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tenuttamme
|
tenuittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
tenuinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
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|
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singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
tenunne
|
tenunne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
tenunne
|
tenunne
|
| gen.
|
tenunne
|
| genitive
|
tenunne
|
tenujenne
|
| partitive
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tenuanne
|
tenujanne
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| inessive
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tenussanne
|
tenuissanne
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| elative
|
tenustanne
|
tenuistanne
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| illative
|
tenuunne
|
tenuihinne
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| adessive
|
tenullanne
|
tenuillanne
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| ablative
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tenultanne
|
tenuiltanne
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| allative
|
tenullenne
|
tenuillenne
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| essive
|
tenunanne
|
tenuinanne
|
| translative
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tenuksenne
|
tenuiksenne
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| abessive
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tenuttanne
|
tenuittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
tenuinenne
|
| third-person possessor
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|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
tenunsa
|
tenunsa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
tenunsa
|
tenunsa
|
| gen.
|
tenunsa
|
| genitive
|
tenunsa
|
tenujensa
|
| partitive
|
tenuaan
tenuansa
|
tenujaan
tenujansa
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| inessive
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tenussaan
tenussansa
|
tenuissaan
tenuissansa
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| elative
|
tenustaan
tenustansa
|
tenuistaan
tenuistansa
|
| illative
|
tenuunsa
|
tenuihinsa
|
| adessive
|
tenullaan
tenullansa
|
tenuillaan
tenuillansa
|
| ablative
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tenultaan
tenultansa
|
tenuiltaan
tenuiltansa
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| allative
|
tenulleen
tenullensa
|
tenuilleen
tenuillensa
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| essive
|
tenunaan
tenunansa
|
tenuinaan
tenuinansa
|
| translative
|
tenukseen
tenuksensa
|
tenuikseen
tenuiksensa
|
| abessive
|
tenuttaan
tenuttansa
|
tenuittaan
tenuittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
tenuineen
tenuinensa
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Pronunciation
Participle
tenu (feminine tenue, masculine plural tenus, feminine plural tenues)
- past participle of tenir
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