English
Etymology
From Latin tetanus, from Ancient Greek τέτανος (tétanos), from τείνω (teínō, “I stretch”).
Pronunciation
Noun
tetanus (usually uncountable, plural tetanuses or tetani)
- (pathology, countable) A serious and often fatal disease caused by the infection of an open wound with the anaerobic bacterium Clostridium tetani, found in soil and the intestines and faeces of animals.
- Synonym: lockjaw
- (physiology, countable) A state of muscle tension caused by sustained contraction arising from a rapid series of nerve impulses which do not allow the muscle to relax.
1998 January 16, Pierre-Marie Lledo et al., “Postsynaptic Membrane Fusion and Long-Term Potentiation”, in Science[1], volume 279, number 5349, →DOI, pages 399–403:We first saturated LTP in one pathway by applying repetitive tetani that had no effect on the control pathway […]
Derived terms
Translations
disease
- Afrikaans: klem-in-die-kaak, tetanus
- Albanian: tetanos (sq) m
- Arabic: كُزَاز m (kuzāz), كُزَّاز m (kuzzāz)
- Aramaic:
- Classical Syriac: ܙܩܬܐ c
- Armenian: փայտացում (hy) (pʻaytacʻum)
- Assamese: ধনুষ্টংকাৰ (dhonustoṅkar)
- Asturian: tétanos m, tétano m
- Basque: tetanos
- Belarusian: слупняк m (slupnjak)
- Bengali: ধনুষ্টঙ্কার (dhonuśṭoṅkar)
- Bikol Central: tetanus
- Breton: tetanos m
- Bulgarian: тетанус m (tetanus)
- Catalan: tètan m, tètanus m
- Chinese:
- Cantonese: 破傷風 / 破伤风 (po3 soeng1 fung1)
- Hokkien: 破傷風 / 破伤风 (zh-min-nan) (phò-siong-hong)
- Mandarin: 破傷風 / 破伤风 (zh) (pòshāngfēng)
- Corsican: tetanu m
- Czech: tetanus (cs) m
- Danish: stivkrampe c
- Dhivehi: އިދިފުށަށްދަމާ ބަލި (idifuṣaṣ̊damā bali)
- Dutch: tetanus (nl) m
- Esperanto: tetano
- Estonian: teetanus (et)
- Finnish: jäykkäkouristus (fi), tetanus (fi)
- French: tétanos (fr) m
- Galician: tétano m
- Georgian: ტეტანუსი (ṭeṭanusi)
- German: Tetanus (de) m, Wundstarrkrampf (de) m
- Greek: τέτανος (el) m (tétanos)
- Ancient: τέτανος m (tétanos)
- Guaraní: tétano
- Gujarati: ધનુર્વા (dhanurvā)
- Hebrew: טֶטָנוּס (he) m (tetanus)
- Hindi: धनुस्तंभ (hi) m (dhanustambh)
- Hungarian: tetanusz (hu), merevgörcs (hu)
- Icelandic: stífkrampi (is) m, stjarfi m
- Ido: tetano (io)
- Indonesian: tetanus (id)
- Irish: teiteanas m
- Italian: tetano (it) m
- Japanese: 破傷風 (ja) (はしょうふう, hashōfū)
- Javanese: tetanus
- Kannada: ಧನುರ್ವಾತ (kn) (dhanurvāta)
- Kazakh: сіреспе (sırespe)
- Khmer: តេតាណូស (teetaanouh)
- Korean: 파상풍(破傷風) (pasangpung)
- Latin: tetanus m
- Latvian: stingumkrampji m pl, tetāns m
- Limburgish: wónjstaerkramp m
- Lingala: tetanɔ́si
- Lithuanian: stabligė f
- Lombard: tetan m
- Luxembourgish: Tetanus m, Starrkrampf m
- Macedonian: тетанус m (tetanus)
- Malagasy: tetanosy (mg)
- Malay: kancing gigi
- Malayalam: റ്റെറ്റനസ് (ṟṟeṟṟanasŭ)
- Manx: glassey keeilley m, tetanus m
- Maori: pakaua hukihuki, mate pakaua hukihuki, (mate) kauae timu
- Marathi: धनुर्वात (dhanurvāt)
- Mongolian:
- Cyrillic: татран (mn) (tatran)
- Mongolian: ᠲᠠᠲᠠᠷᠠᠩ (tatarang)
- Nepali: धनुष्टंकार (dhanuṣṭaṅkār)
- Northern Sami: doaŋgegeasáhat
- Norwegian:
- Bokmål: stivkrampe m, tetanus m
- Nynorsk: stivkrampe m, tetanus m
- Occitan: tetanòs m
- Odia: ଧନୁଷ୍ଟଙ୍କାର (or) (dhanuṣṭaṅkāra)
- Ottoman Turkish: كزاز (küzaz)
- Persian: کزاز (fa) (kozâz)
- Plautdietsch: Mulkraump f, Tettanus m
- Polish: tężec (pl) m
- Portuguese: tétano (pt) m
- Punjabi: ਧੁਣਖਵਾ (dhuṇkhavā), ਟੈਟਨਸ (ṭaiṭnas)
- Romanian: tetanos (ro) n
- Russian: столбня́к (ru) m (stolbnják)
- Scottish Gaelic: galar na glas-guib m
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic: тѐтанус m
- Roman: tètanus (sh) m
- Slovak: tetanus m
- Slovene: tetanus (sl) m
- Sorbian:
- Lower Sorbian: tetanus m
- Upper Sorbian: tetanus m
- Spanish: tétanos (es) m
- Sundanese: tétanus
- Swahili: pepopunda class 9, tetanasi
- Swedish: stelkramp (sv) c
- Tagalog: tetano
- Telugu: ధనుర్వాతము (te) (dhanurvātamu)
- Thai: บาดทะยัก (th) (bàat-tá-yák)
- Tibetan: རྩ་འཁུམ་ནད། (rtsa 'khum nad)
- Turkish: tetanos (tr), kazıklı humma (tr), küzaz
- Ukrainian: праве́ць (uk) m (pravécʹ)
- Uzbek:
- Cyrillic: қоқшол (qoqshol)
- Roman: qoqshol (uz)
- Vietnamese: uốn ván (vi)
- Walloon: tetanosse (wa) m
- Welsh: tetanws m
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Further reading
Anagrams
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈtɛtanus]
- Hyphenation: te‧ta‧nus
Noun
tetanus m inan
- tetanus (pathology)
Declension
Declension of tetanus (hard masculine inanimate foreign)
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plural
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tetanus
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tetany
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tetanu
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tetanů
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tetanu
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tetanům
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| accusative
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tetanus
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tetany
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| vocative
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tetane
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tetany
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| locative
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tetanu
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tetanech
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tetanem
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tetany
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Further reading
Finnish
Etymology
From Latin tetanus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtetɑnus/, [ˈt̪e̞t̪ɑ̝nus̠]
- Rhymes: -etɑnus
- Syllabification(key): te‧ta‧nus
- Hyphenation(key): te‧ta‧nus
Noun
tetanus
- (pathology) tetanus
Declension
| Inflection of tetanus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
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tetanus
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tetanukset
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tetanuksen
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tetanusten
tetanuksien
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tetanusta
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tetanuksia
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| illative
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tetanukseen
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tetanuksiin
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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tetanus
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tetanukset
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| accusative
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nom.
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tetanus
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tetanukset
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| gen.
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tetanuksen
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| genitive
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tetanuksen
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tetanusten
tetanuksien
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tetanusta
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tetanuksia
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| inessive
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tetanuksessa
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tetanuksissa
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| elative
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tetanuksesta
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tetanuksista
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tetanukseen
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tetanuksiin
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tetanuksella
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tetanuksilla
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| ablative
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tetanukselta
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tetanuksilta
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| allative
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tetanukselle
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tetanuksille
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| essive
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tetanuksena
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tetanuksina
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| translative
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tetanukseksi
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tetanuksiksi
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tetanuksetta
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tetanuksitta
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tetanuksin
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See the possessive forms below.
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singular
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plural
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tetanukseni
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tetanukseni
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nom.
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tetanukseni
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tetanukseni
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tetanukseni
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| genitive
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tetanukseni
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tetanusteni
tetanuksieni
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| partitive
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tetanustani
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tetanuksiani
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| inessive
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tetanuksessani
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tetanuksissani
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| elative
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tetanuksestani
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tetanuksistani
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| illative
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tetanukseeni
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tetanuksiini
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tetanuksellani
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tetanuksillani
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tetanukseltani
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tetanuksiltani
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| allative
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tetanukselleni
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tetanuksilleni
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| essive
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tetanuksenani
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tetanuksinani
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| translative
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tetanuksekseni
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tetanuksikseni
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| abessive
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tetanuksettani
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tetanuksittani
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| instructive
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—
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tetanuksineni
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| second-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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tetanuksesi
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tetanuksesi
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nom.
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tetanuksesi
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tetanuksesi
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tetanuksesi
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| genitive
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tetanuksesi
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tetanustesi
tetanuksiesi
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| partitive
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tetanustasi
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tetanuksiasi
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| inessive
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tetanuksessasi
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tetanuksissasi
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| elative
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tetanuksestasi
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tetanuksistasi
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| illative
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tetanukseesi
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tetanuksiisi
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| adessive
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tetanuksellasi
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tetanuksillasi
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| ablative
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tetanukseltasi
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tetanuksiltasi
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| allative
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tetanuksellesi
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tetanuksillesi
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| essive
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tetanuksenasi
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tetanuksinasi
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| translative
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tetanukseksesi
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tetanuksiksesi
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| abessive
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tetanuksettasi
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tetanuksittasi
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| instructive
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—
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| comitative
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tetanuksinesi
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| first-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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tetanuksemme
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tetanuksemme
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nom.
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tetanuksemme
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tetanuksemme
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tetanuksemme
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| genitive
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tetanuksemme
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tetanustemme
tetanuksiemme
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| partitive
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tetanustamme
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tetanuksiamme
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| inessive
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tetanuksessamme
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tetanuksissamme
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| elative
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tetanuksestamme
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tetanuksistamme
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| illative
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tetanukseemme
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tetanuksiimme
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| adessive
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tetanuksellamme
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tetanuksillamme
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| ablative
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tetanukseltamme
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tetanuksiltamme
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| allative
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tetanuksellemme
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tetanuksillemme
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| essive
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tetanuksenamme
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tetanuksinamme
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| translative
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tetanukseksemme
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tetanuksiksemme
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| abessive
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tetanuksettamme
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tetanuksittamme
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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tetanuksinemme
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| second-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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tetanuksenne
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tetanuksenne
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| accusative
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nom.
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tetanuksenne
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tetanuksenne
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| gen.
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tetanuksenne
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| genitive
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tetanuksenne
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tetanustenne
tetanuksienne
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| partitive
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tetanustanne
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tetanuksianne
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| inessive
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tetanuksessanne
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tetanuksissanne
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| elative
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tetanuksestanne
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tetanuksistanne
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| illative
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tetanukseenne
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tetanuksiinne
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| adessive
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tetanuksellanne
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tetanuksillanne
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| ablative
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tetanukseltanne
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tetanuksiltanne
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| allative
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tetanuksellenne
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tetanuksillenne
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| essive
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tetanuksenanne
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tetanuksinanne
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| translative
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tetanukseksenne
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tetanuksiksenne
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| abessive
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tetanuksettanne
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tetanuksittanne
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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tetanuksinenne
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| third-person possessor
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singular
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plural
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tetanuksensa
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tetanuksensa
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| accusative
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nom.
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tetanuksensa
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tetanuksensa
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| gen.
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tetanuksensa
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| genitive
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tetanuksensa
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tetanustensa
tetanuksiensa
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| partitive
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tetanustaan
tetanustansa
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tetanuksiaan
tetanuksiansa
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| inessive
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tetanuksessaan
tetanuksessansa
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tetanuksissaan
tetanuksissansa
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| elative
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tetanuksestaan
tetanuksestansa
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tetanuksistaan
tetanuksistansa
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| illative
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tetanukseensa
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tetanuksiinsa
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| adessive
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tetanuksellaan
tetanuksellansa
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tetanuksillaan
tetanuksillansa
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| ablative
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tetanukseltaan
tetanukseltansa
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tetanuksiltaan
tetanuksiltansa
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| allative
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tetanukselleen
tetanuksellensa
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tetanuksilleen
tetanuksillensa
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| essive
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tetanuksenaan
tetanuksenansa
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tetanuksinaan
tetanuksinansa
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| translative
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tetanuksekseen
tetanukseksensa
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tetanuksikseen
tetanuksiksensa
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| abessive
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tetanuksettaan
tetanuksettansa
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tetanuksittaan
tetanuksittansa
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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tetanuksineen
tetanuksinensa
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Synonyms
Further reading
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek τέτανος (tétanos); New Latin usage specific to the bacteria-caused disease.
Noun
tetanus m (genitive tetanī); second declension
- A stiffness or spasm of the neck; tetanus
- (New Latin) The disease caused by Clostridium tetani.
Declension
Second-declension noun.
References
Swedish
Noun
tetanus c
- (pathology) tetanus
- Synonym: (more common) stelkramp
References