tenere

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Italian[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Latin tener (soft, tender).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA: [ ˈt̪ɛː.ne.re ], /ˈtɛnere/, X-SAMPA: /"tEnere/
  • Hyphenation: tè‧ne‧re

Adjective[edit]

tenere pl

  1. feminine plural of tenero

Etymology 2[edit]

From Latin tenēre, present active infinitive of teneō.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA: [ t̪eˈneː.re ], /teˈnere/, X-SAMPA: /te"nere/
  • Hyphenation: te‧né‧re

Verb[edit]

tenere (transitive)

  1. To hold, keep
  2. To take
  3. (dialects of Naples) To have
Conjugation[edit]
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Latin[edit]

Adverb[edit]

tenerē (comparative tenerius, superlative tenerissimē)

  1. tenderly, lovingly

Synonyms[edit]

Verb[edit]

tenēre

  1. present active infinitive of teneō
  2. second-person singular present passive imperative of teneō

Tarantino[edit]

Verb[edit]

tenere (transitive)

  1. To hold
  2. To possess

Conjugation[edit]