[təˈza], [teˈzaɾ]
OrigenFrom tes (“tight”), or possibly from a Vulgar Latin *tēnsāre, from Latin tēnsus, perfect passive participle of tendō.
- Balearic, Central, Valencia, transitiveto tighten, tauten
“Si posem la fletxa ben col·locada i tesem l'arc, el que fem és acumular una bona quantitat d'energia que, en deixar-la anar, s'alliberarà de cop i empenyerà la fletxa a gran velocitat.” — If we position the arrow well and tauten the bow, what we do is accumulate a good quantity of energy which, in letting go, is released at once and thrusts the arrow forward at high velocity.
Formestesar(canonical) · root stress:(canonical) · ɛ(canonical) · /e/(canonical) · teso(first-person, present, singular) · tesí(first-person, preterite, singular) · tesat(participle, past) · tesar(infinitive) · tesant(gerund) · tesat(masculine, participle, past, singular) · tesada(feminine, participle, past, singular) · tesats(masculine, participle, past, plural) · tesades(feminine, participle, past, plural) · teso(first-person, indicative, present, singular) · teses(indicative, present, second-person, singular) · tesa(indicative, present, singular, third-person) · tesem(first-person, indicative, plural, present) · teseu(indicative, plural, present, second-person) · tesen(indicative, plural, present, third-person) · tesava(first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular)