[ˈtɛn.doː], [ˈtɛn.do]
OrigoFrom Proto-Italic *tendō, from Proto-Indo-European *ténd-e-ti, from Proto-Indo-European *tend-, extension of Proto-Indo-European *ten- (“to stretch, draw”). Sihler traces the /d/ back to the ordinary present suffix -ye in position after *n (cf. offendō, dēfendō from *gʷʰen-ye-). Cognates include Ancient Greek τείνω (teínō), Sanskrit तनोति (tanóti) and Old English þennan. The perfect stem, tetend-, is a combination of the present stem tend- and the Proto-Italic perfect stem teton-.
- conjugation-3to stretch, stretch out, distend, extend
- conjugation-3to direct one's self or one's course; to aim, strive, go, travel, march, tend, bend one's course in any direction
““Per variōs cāsūs, per tot discrīmina rērum,
tendimus in Latium, sēdēs ubi fāta quiētās” — “Through varied misfortunes, through so many hazards of circumstances, we aim our course into Latium, where the Fates reveal [to us a] peaceful homeland; there it is divine will that the kingdom of Tr
- conjugation-3to go, proceed, extend, stretch
- conjugation-3to aim, strive, be directed or inclined, to tend in any direction
- conjugation-3to exert one's self, to strive, endeavor
“Ille (Laocoon) simul manibus tendit divellere nodos, [...]” — He (Laocoon) immediately endeavoured to loosen the knots fettering him with his hands, …
- conjugation-3To exert one's self in opposition, to strive, try, endeavor, contend
- conjugation-3to set up tents, to be under tents, be encamped, to encamp
- conjugation-3to speak to somebody
- Medieval-Latin, declension-3tendon
Formaetendō(canonical) · tendere(infinitive, present) · tetendī(active, perfect) · tentum(supine) · tēnsum(supine) · tendō(active, first-person, indicative, present, singular) · tendis(active, indicative, present, second-person, singular) · tendit(active, indicative, present, singular, third-person) · tendimus(active, first-person, indicative, plural, present) · tenditis(active, indicative, plural, present, second-person) · tendunt(active, indicative, plural, present, third-person) · tendēbam(active, first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular) · tendēbās(active, imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular) · tendēbat(active, imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person) · tendēbāmus(active, first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural) · tendēbātis(active, imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person) · tendēbant(active, imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person) · tendam(active, first-person, future, indicative, singular) · tendēs(active, future, indicative, second-person, singular) · tendet(active, future, indicative, singular, third-person)
Fons: Vicitionarium