तन्तु
See also: तनोति
Sanskrit
Noun
तन्तु • (tántu) m
- thread, cord, string, line, wire, warp (of a web), filament, fibre
- cobweb
- a succession of sacrificial performances
- any one propagating his family in regular succession
- a line of descendants
- any continuity (as of thirst or hope)
- name of a सामन् (sāman)
- = नाग (-nāga)
Declension
| Masculine u-stem declension of तन्तु | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. sg. | तन्तुः (tantuḥ) | ||
| Gen. sg. | तन्तोः (tantoḥ) | ||
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | तन्तुः (tantuḥ) | तन्तू (tantū) | तन्तवः (tantavaḥ) |
| Vocative | तन्तो (tanto) | तन्तू (tantū) | तन्तवः (tantavaḥ) |
| Accusative | तन्तुम् (tantum) | तन्तू (tantū) | तन्तून् (tantūn) |
| Instrumental | तन्तुना (tantunā) | तन्तुभ्याम् (tantubhyām) | तन्तुभिः (tantubhiḥ) |
| Dative | तन्तवे (tantave) | तन्तुभ्याम् (tantubhyām) | तन्तुभ्यः (tantubhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | तन्तोः (tantoḥ) | तन्तुभ्याम् (tantubhyām) | तन्तुभ्यः (tantubhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | तन्तोः (tantoḥ) | तन्त्वोः (tantvoḥ) | तन्तूनाम् (tantūnām) |
| Locative | तन्तौ (tantau) | तन्त्वोः (tantvoḥ) | तन्तुषु (tantuṣu) |
Related terms
References
- Sir Monier Monier-Williams (1898) A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 0436
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