tenu

See also: ténu

Chungli Ao

Etymology

From Proto-Central Naga *nu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɯ˧.nu˧/, [tə˧.nu˧]

Noun

tenu

1. younger brother, younger sister

Further reading

• Bruhn, Daniel Wayne (2014), A Phonological Reconstruction of Proto-Central Naga‎^[1], Berkeley: University of California, pages 83, 197
• Gowda, K. S. Gurubasave (1985), Ao-English-Hindi Dictionary, Mysore: Central Institute of Indian Languages, page 40
• Clark, Mary M. (1893), Ao Naga grammar with illustrative phrases and vocabulary, Molung: Assam Secretariat Printing Office, page 99

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtenu/

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• Audio 2:

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• Rhymes: -enu
• Syllabification: te‧nu

Verb

tenu

1. imperative of teni

Finnish

Etymology

Probably from denaturoitu (“denatured”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtenu/, [ˈt̪e̞nu]
• Rhymes: -enu
• Syllabification^(key): te‧nu
• Hyphenation^(key): te‧nu

Noun

tenu

1. (slang, dated) synonym of taloussprii
2. (colloquial, by extension) methylated spirit (denatured strong alcohol used e.g. as fuel)

Declension

Inflection of tenu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		tenu	tenut
genitive		tenun	tenujen
partitive		tenua	tenuja
illative		tenuun	tenuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		tenu	tenut
accusative	nom.	tenu	tenut
	gen.	tenun
genitive		tenun	tenujen
partitive		tenua	tenuja
inessive		tenussa	tenuissa
elative		tenusta	tenuista
illative		tenuun	tenuihin
adessive		tenulla	tenuilla
ablative		tenulta	tenuilta
allative		tenulle	tenuille
essive		tenuna	tenuina
translative		tenuksi	tenuiksi
abessive		tenutta	tenuitta
instructive		—	tenuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of tenu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tenuni tenuni accusative nom. tenuni tenuni gen. tenuni genitive tenuni tenujeni partitive tenuani tenujani inessive tenussani tenuissani elative tenustani tenuistani illative tenuuni tenuihini adessive tenullani tenuillani ablative tenultani tenuiltani allative tenulleni tenuilleni essive tenunani tenuinani translative tenukseni tenuikseni abessive tenuttani tenuittani instructive — — comitative — tenuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tenusi tenusi accusative nom. tenusi tenusi gen. tenusi genitive tenusi tenujesi partitive tenuasi tenujasi inessive tenussasi tenuissasi elative tenustasi tenuistasi illative tenuusi tenuihisi adessive tenullasi tenuillasi ablative tenultasi tenuiltasi allative tenullesi tenuillesi essive tenunasi tenuinasi translative tenuksesi tenuiksesi abessive tenuttasi tenuittasi instructive — — comitative — tenuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tenumme tenumme accusative nom. tenumme tenumme gen. tenumme genitive tenumme tenujemme partitive tenuamme tenujamme inessive tenussamme tenuissamme elative tenustamme tenuistamme illative tenuumme tenuihimme adessive tenullamme tenuillamme ablative tenultamme tenuiltamme allative tenullemme tenuillemme essive tenunamme tenuinamme translative tenuksemme tenuiksemme abessive tenuttamme tenuittamme instructive — — comitative — tenuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tenunne tenunne accusative nom. tenunne tenunne gen. tenunne genitive tenunne tenujenne partitive tenuanne tenujanne inessive tenussanne tenuissanne elative tenustanne tenuistanne illative tenuunne tenuihinne adessive tenullanne tenuillanne ablative tenultanne tenuiltanne allative tenullenne tenuillenne essive tenunanne tenuinanne translative tenuksenne tenuiksenne abessive tenuttanne tenuittanne instructive — — comitative — tenuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative tenunsa tenunsa accusative nom. tenunsa tenunsa gen. tenunsa genitive tenunsa tenujensa partitive tenuaan tenuansa tenujaan tenujansa inessive tenussaan tenussansa tenuissaan tenuissansa elative tenustaan tenustansa tenuistaan tenuistansa illative tenuunsa tenuihinsa adessive tenullaan tenullansa tenuillaan tenuillansa ablative tenultaan tenultansa tenuiltaan tenuiltansa allative tenulleen tenullensa tenuilleen tenuillensa essive tenunaan tenunansa tenuinaan tenuinansa translative tenukseen tenuksensa tenuikseen tenuiksensa abessive tenuttaan tenuttansa tenuittaan tenuittansa instructive — — comitative — tenuineen tenuinensa

Synonyms

• denaturoitu sprii
• tenttu

Derived terms

compounds

• tenukeppi

Further reading

• “tenu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

Anagrams

• tuen, unet

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tə.ny/

• Audio (France (Brétigny-sur-Orge)):

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Participle

tenu (feminine tenue, masculine plural tenus, feminine plural tenues)

1. past participle of tenir

Further reading

• “tenu”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Anagrams

• tune