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Webster 1913 Edition


Tene

Tene

,
Noun.
&
Verb.
See 1st and 2d
Teen
.
[Obs.]

Definition 2024


tene

tene

See also: tené, téne, and -tene

Latin

Verb

tenē

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of teneō

Neapolitan

Etymology 1

From Latin tenēre, present active infinitive of teneō.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /təˈne/

Verb

tene

  1. To have
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtenə/

Pronoun

téne

  1. you (singular, formal, after preposition)
Coordinate terms
Number Person Nominative Accusative Dative Reflexive Possessive Prepositional
singular first-person io (i') me mìo, mìa, mieje, meje me, méne
second-person, familiar tu te tùjo, tòja, tùoje, tòje te, téne
second-person, formal vuje ve vuósto, vósta, vuóste, vóste vuje
third-person, masculine ìsso 'o, 'u (lo, lu) 'i, 'e (li, le) se sùjo, sòja, sùoje, sòje ìsso
third-person, feminine éssa 'a (la) 'e (le) éssa
plural first-person nuje ce nuósto, nòsta, nuóste, nòste nuje
second-person, plural vuje ve vuósto, vòsta, vuóste, vòste vuje
third-person, masculine ìsse 'i, 'e (li, le) llòro se llòro (invariable) llòro
third-person, feminine llòro 'e (le)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

  • tena (a infinitive)

Etymology

From Old Norse þjóna, þéna.

Verb

tene (present tense tener, past tense tente, past participle tent, passive infinitive tenast, present participle tenande, imperative ten)

  1. to earn
    Om sumaren kan dei tene mykje pengar.
    During the summer, they can earn a lot of money.
  2. to serve
    Han tente landet sitt.
    He served his country.

References


Old Irish

Noun

tene ?

  1. Alternative spelling of teine

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
tene thene tene
pronounced with /d(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Turkish

Noun

tene

  1. dative singular of ten