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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English tenoun, tenown, tenon, from Anglo-Norman tenoun, from Old French tenon.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -ɛnən
Noun[edit]
tenon (plural tenons)
- A projecting member left by cutting away the wood around it, and made to insert into a mortise, and in this way secure together the parts of a frame.
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Translations[edit]
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Verb[edit]
tenon (third-person singular simple present tenons, present participle tenoning, simple past and past participle tenoned)
- (transitive) To make into a tenon.
- First we'll tenon this part, then we'll make a mortise that will fit it on that part.
- (transitive) To fit with tenons.
Anagrams[edit]
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
tenon m (plural tenons)
Further reading[edit]
- “tenon” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ancient Greek τένων (ténōn).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
tenōn m (genitive tenontis); third declension
Declension[edit]
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tenōn | tenontēs |
| Genitive | tenontis | tenontum |
| Dative | tenontī | tenontibus |
| Accusative | tenontem | tenontēs |
| Ablative | tenonte | tenontibus |
| Vocative | tenōn | tenontēs |
References[edit]
- tenon in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
Middle English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Borrowed from Middle French tenon.
Noun[edit]
tenon
- Alternative form of tenoun
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
tenon
- Alternative form of thenoun
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