Tenor
German
Etymology 1
From Middle High German tenōr, from Italian tenore, from Latin tenor.
Pronunciation
Noun
Tenor m (genitive Tenors, plural Tenöre or Tenore)
Declension
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Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
Tenor m (genitive Tenors, no plural)
- essence of argumentation, tenor (tone, as of a conversation)
- (law) operative part of a court order
Declension
Derived terms
- tenorieren (“to impart an operative part”)
References
- “Tenor” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Tenor” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
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