tendens

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See also: tendens'

Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From German Tendenz or from French tendance (tendency), from Medieval Latin tendentia, from Latin tendere (stretch, extend).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /tɛndɛns/, [tˢɛnˈd̥ɛnˀs] or IPA(key): /tendɛns/, [tˢenˈd̥ɛnˀs]
  • Rhymes: -ɛns

Noun[edit]

tendens c (singular definite tendensen, plural indefinite tendenser)

  1. tendency
  2. trend
  3. inclination; bias

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Ultimately from Latin tendere / tendō.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: ten‧dens

Noun[edit]

tendens f or m (plural tendensen, diminutive tendensje n)

  1. tendency, inclination

Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Present participle of tendō.

Participle[edit]

tendēns (genitive tendentis); third-declension one-termination participle

  1. extending
  2. proceeding
  3. striving for
  4. pitching (a tent)

Declension[edit]

Third-declension participle.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative tendēns tendentēs tendentia
Genitive tendentis tendentium
Dative tendentī tendentibus
Accusative tendentem tendēns tendentēs
tendentīs
tendentia
Ablative tendente
tendentī1
tendentibus
Vocative tendēns tendentēs tendentia

1When used purely as an adjective.

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Noun[edit]

tendens m (definite singular tendensen, indefinite plural tendenser, definite plural tendensene)

  1. a tendency

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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Noun[edit]

tendens m (definite singular tendensen, indefinite plural tendensar, definite plural tendensane)

  1. a tendency

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Swedish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

tendens c

  1. a tendency, a trend

Declension[edit]

Declension of tendens 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative tendens tendensen tendenser tendenserna
Genitive tendens tendensens tendensers tendensernas

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