tenna

Cornish

Alternative forms

• tedna (Revived Late Cornish)

Etymology

From Middle Cornish tenna, tenne, from Proto-Brythonic *tɨnnɨd, from either Latin tendō or a Proto-Celtic cognate - ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tend- (“extend, pull”). Cognate with Breton tennañ, Irish teann (“to press”), Manx çhionn (“tighten”), and Welsh tynnu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛnːa/

Verb

tenna

1. to pull, attract, tug
2. to stretch

   Synonym: ystyn

3. to draw (a weapon)
4. to shoot

Conjugation

Conjugation of tenna

		singular			plural			impersonal
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present/future	tennav	tennydh	tenn	tennyn	tennowgh	tennons	tennir
	preterite	tennis	tennsys	tennas	tennsyn	tennsowgh	tennsons	tennas
	imperfect	tennen	tennes	tenna	tennen	tennewgh	tennens	tennys
	pluperfect	tennsen	tennses	tennsa	tennsen	tennsewgh	tennsens	tennsys
subjunctive	present/future	tenniv	tenni	tenno	tennyn	tennowgh	tennons	tenner
	imperfect	tennen	tennes	tenna	tennen	tennewgh	tennens	tennys
imperative		-	tenn	tennes	tennyn	tennewgh	tennens	-
non-finite forms		present participle		ow tenna	verbal adjective		tennys

Derived terms

• jynn-tenna (“tractor”)
• kesstrif-tenna (“tug of war”)
• kildenna (“withdraw”, verb)
• les esedh jynn-tenna (“leopard plant”)
• omdenna (“retire, withdraw, distance oneself”, verb)
• tenn (“pull”, noun)
• tenna dhe (“shoot at”, verb)
• tenna mes (“express”, verb)
• tenna yn-mes (“withdraw, extract”, verb)
• tennans (“extract”)
• tennlester (“tug-boat”)
• tennros (“pulley”)
• tennva (“rifle range”)
• tennven (“magnet”)
• tennvos (“attraction”)
• trog-tenna (“drawer”)
• yn tenn (“outstretched”)

Mutation

Mutation of tenna

unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed	mixed after 'th
tenna	denna	thenna	unchanged	unchanged	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Maltese

Root
t-n-j
6 terms

Etymology

From Arabic ثَنَّى (ṯannā, “to double, repeat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛn.na/
• Rhymes: -ɛnna

Verb

tenna (imperfect jtenni, past participle mtenni)

1. to repeat

   Synonym: rrepeta (rripeta)

Conjugation

Conjugation of tenna (Form II)

positive forms
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	tennejt	tennejt	tenna	tennejna	tennejtu	tennew
	f			tenniet
imperfect	m	ntenni	ttenni	jtenni	ntennu	ttennu	jtennu
	f			ttenni
imperative			tenni			tennu
negative forms
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	tennejtx	tennejtx	tenniex	tennejniex	tennejtux	tennewx
	f			tennietx
imperfect	m	ntennix	ttennix	jtennix	ntennux	ttennux	jtennux
	f			ttennix
imperative			ttennix			ttennux

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛnːɑ/

Noun

tenna c

1. (nonstandard, dialectal) definite plural of tann

   Jeg har ondt i tenna mine.

   My teeth ache.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²tɛnːɑ/

Verb

tenna (present tense tenner, past tense tende or tente, supine tent, past participle tend or tent, present participle tennande, imperative tenn)

1. alternative form of tenne

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛnːɑ/

Noun

tenna f

1. (dialectal) definite plural of tann

References

• “tenna” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.