tenero

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /teˈnero/
• Rhymes: -ero
• Syllabification: te‧ne‧ro

Noun

tenero

1. tenderness

   Synonym: tenereco

Derived terms

• tenera (“tender”, adjective)

Italian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin tenerum, from Proto-Indo-European *ten- (“to stretch, draw”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛ.ne.ro/
  • Rhymes: -ɛnero
  • Hyphenation: tè‧ne‧ro
• IPA^(key): (regional) /ˈte.ne.ro/

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  • Rhymes: -enero
  • Hyphenation: té‧ne‧ro

Adjective

tenero (feminine tenera, masculine plural teneri, feminine plural tenere, superlative tenerissimo, adverb teneramente)

1. (also figurative) tender, soft; delicate, kind

   Synonyms: morbido, molle, delicato, gentile, indulgente, tenue

   Antonym: duro

2. cute

Derived terms

• intenerire
• tenerezza
• tenerità
• tenerizzatore
• tenerone
• tenerume

Noun

tenero m (plural teneri)

1. tender part, soft part
2. love

Further reading

• tenero in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• Eterno, Nereto, entero-, eterno, eternò, tenore

Latin

Adjective

tenerō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of tener