τείνω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *téňňō, from Proto-Indo-European *tén-ye-ti, the innovative ye-present of *ten- (stretch) (The present tense system includes a *y progressive aspect marker.) . Cognates include Sanskrit तनोति (tanóti, to extend, spread), Latin tendō, and Old English þennan.

Pronunciation

 

Verb

τείνω • (teínō)

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

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

  • τείνω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • τείνω”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • τείνω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • τείνω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
  • τείνω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
  • τείνω”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter

Greek

Etymology

Learnedly, from Ancient Greek τείνω (teínō). Stems with vowel gradation τεν-, τα-, τον-

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈti.no/
  • Hyphenation: τεί‧νω
  • Homophone: Τήνο (Tíno)

Verb

τείνω • (teíno) (imperfect έτεινα, past έτεινα, passive τείνομαι) passive past: τάθηκα

  1. (transitive) to stretch (string, etc)
  2. (intransitive) to stretch, extend, hold out (hand, etc)
  3. (mathematics) 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.
  4. (followed by να (na)) tend to
    Τείνω να τον πιστέψω.Teíno na ton pistépso.I tend to believe him.
  5. (followed by να (na)) intend to, aim to

Conjugation

Verbs -and see their derivatives-
  • ανατείνω (anateíno, raise, stretch)
  • αντιπροτείνω (antiproteíno, propose in turn)
  • αντιτείνω (antiteíno, object, contravene)
  • αποτείνω (apoteíno, address, direct at)
  • διατείνομαι (diateínomai, claim, maintain)
  • εκτείνω (ekteíno, stretch)
  • εντείνω (enteíno, increase, strengthen)
  • επεκτείνω (epekteíno, extend)
  • επιτείνω (epiteíno, increase)
  • κατατείνω (katateíno, tend)
  • παρατείνω (parateíno, extend)
  • προεκτείνω (proekteíno, stretch)
  • προεντείνω (proenteíno) (technology)
  • προτείνω (proteíno, propose)
  • συντείνω (synteíno, contribute)
Other related words
  • τάση f (tási, tendency, trend) & compounds, derivatives
  • τένοντας m (ténontas, tendon) (anatomy)
  • τέτανος m (tétanos, tetanus) (disease)
  • τόνος m (tónos, tone, stress)
  • υποτείνουσα f (ypoteínousa, hypotenuse) (geometry)
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