τείνω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Category:Ancient Greek terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#ΤΕΙΝΩCategory:Ancient Greek terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ten-#ΤΕΙΝΩ

From Proto-HellenicCategory:Ancient Greek terms inherited from Proto-Hellenic#ΤΕΙΝΩCategory:Ancient Greek terms derived from Proto-Hellenic#ΤΕΙΝΩ *téňňō, from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:Ancient Greek terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European#ΤΕΙΝΩCategory:Ancient Greek terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#ΤΕΙΝΩ *tén-ye-ti, the innovative ye-present of *ten- (stretch) (The present tense system includes a *y progressive aspect marker).[1] Cognates include Sanskrit तनोति (tanóti, to extend, spread)Category:Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations#ΤΕΙΝΩ, Latin tendō, and Old English þennan.

Pronunciation

Verb

τείνω (teínō)Category:Ancient Greek lemmas#ΤΕΙΝΩCategory:Ancient Greek verbs#ΤΕΙΝΩCategory:Ancient Greek paroxytone terms#ΤΕΙΝΩCategory:Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header#ΤΕΙΝΩCategory:Pages with entries#ΤΕΙΝΩCategory:Pages with 2 entries#ΤΕΙΝΩ

  1. to stretch, extend
  2. to spread
  3. to exert, push to the limit, strain

Category:Requests for attention concerning Ancient Greek#ΤΕΙΝΩ

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

  1. Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “τείνω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume II, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1457-1458

Further reading

Category:Ancient Greek verbs with a progressive iota or yod marker#ΤΕΙΝΩ

Greek

Etymology

Learnedly, from Ancient GreekCategory:Greek terms derived from Ancient Greek#ΤΕΙΝΩ τείνω (teínō). Stems with vowel gradation τεν-, τα-, τον-

Pronunciation

Verb

τείνω (teíno)Category:Greek lemmas#ΤΕΙΝΩCategory:Greek verbs#ΤΕΙΝΩCategory:Greek entries with incorrect language header#ΤΕΙΝΩCategory:Pages with entries#ΤΕΙΝΩCategory:Pages with 2 entries#ΤΕΙΝΩ (imperfect έτεινα, past έτεινα, passive τείνομαι) passive past: τάθηκα

  1. (transitiveCategory:Greek transitive verbs#ΤΕΙΝΩ) to stretch (string, etc)
  2. (intransitiveCategory:Greek intransitive verbs#ΤΕΙΝΩ) to stretch, extend, hold out (hand, etc)
  3. (mathematicsCategory:el:Mathematics#ΤΕΙΝΩ) to approach, tend towards
    Όταν το x τείνει προς το 0, τότε το 1/x τείνει προς το άπειρο.
    Ótan to x teínei pros to 0, tóte to 1/x teínei pros to ápeiro.
    As x approaches 0, 1/x tends to infinity.
    Category:Greek terms with usage examples#ΤΕΙΝΩ
  4. (followed by να (na)) tend to
    Τείνω να τον πιστέψω.Teíno na ton pistépso.I tend to believe him.Category:Greek terms with usage examples#ΤΕΙΝΩ
  5. (followed by να (na)) intend to, aim to

Conjugation

Verbs -and see their derivatives-
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Further reading

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