tento

See also: tentó, tentò, ten to, and ten-to

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɛnto/

Pronoun

tento

  1. this

Declension

See also

Esperanto

Noun

tento (accusative singular tenton, plural tentoj, accusative plural tentojn)

  1. temptation

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Portuguese tento (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), a back formation from tentar from Latin temptāre (“to test, to touch”). Cognate with Portuguese tento and Spanish tiento.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtento̝/, /ˈtɛnto̝/

Noun

tento m (plural tentos)

  1. (usually in the plural) tact (the sense of touch)
    Synonym: sira
  2. finesse; tact (careful consideration in dealing with others to avoid giving offense)
    Synonyms: delicadeza, tacto, tino
  3. try, attempt
    Synonyms: intento, tentativa
  4. fingertip
    Synonym: papo

References

  • “tento” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
  • “tento” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
  • “tento” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
  • “tento” in Santamarina, Antón (coord.): Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
  • “tento” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

    Italian

    Verb

    tento

    1. first-person singular indicative present of tentare

    Anagrams

    Latin

    Alternative forms

    Etymology

    From the perfect passive participle of tendō.

    Pronunciation

    • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈten.toː/, [ˈtɛn.toː]

    Verb

    tentō (present infinitive tentāre, perfect active tentāvī, supine tentātum); first conjugation

    1. I handle, touch.
    2. I try, test.

    Inflection

       Conjugation of tento (first conjugation)
    indicative singular plural
    first second third first second third
    active present tentō tentās tentat tentāmus tentātis tentant
    imperfect tentābam tentābās tentābat tentābāmus tentābātis tentābant
    future tentābō tentābis tentābit tentābimus tentābitis tentābunt
    perfect tentāvī tentāvistī, tentāsti1 tentāvit tentāvimus tentāvistis, tentāstis1 tentāvērunt, tentāvēre
    pluperfect tentāveram tentāverās tentāverat tentāverāmus tentāverātis tentāverant
    future perfect tentāverō tentāveris tentāverit tentāverimus tentāveritis tentāverint
    passive present tentor tentāris, tentāre tentātur tentāmur tentāminī tentantur
    imperfect tentābar tentābāris, tentābāre tentābātur tentābāmur tentābāminī tentābantur
    future tentābor tentāberis, tentābere tentābitur tentābimur tentābiminī tentābuntur
    perfect tentātus + present active indicative of sum
    pluperfect tentātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
    future perfect tentātus + future active indicative of sum
    subjunctive singular plural
    first second third first second third
    active present tentem tentēs tentet tentēmus tentētis tentent
    imperfect tentārem tentārēs tentāret tentārēmus tentārētis tentārent
    perfect tentāverim tentāverīs tentāverit tentāverīmus tentāverītis tentāverint
    pluperfect tentāvissem, tentāssem1 tentāvissēs, tentāsses1 tentāvisset, tentāsset1 tentāvissēmus, tentāssemus1 tentāvissētis, tentāssetis1 tentāvissent, tentāssent1
    passive present tenter tentēris, tentēre tentētur tentēmur tentēminī tententur
    imperfect tentārer tentārēris, tentārēre tentārētur tentārēmur tentārēminī tentārentur
    perfect tentātus + present active subjunctive of sum
    pluperfect tentātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
    imperative singular plural
    first second third first second third
    active present — tentā — — tentāte —
    future — tentātō tentātō — tentātōte tentantō
    passive present — tentāre — — tentāminī —
    future — tentātor tentātor — — tentantor
    non-finite forms active passive
    present perfect future present perfect future
    infinitives tentāre tentāvisse, tentāsse1 tentātūrus esse tentārī tentātus esse tentātum īrī
    participles tentāns — tentātūrus — tentātus tentandus
    verbal nouns gerund supine
    nominative genitive dative/ablative accusative accusative ablative
    tentāre tentandī tentandō tentandum tentātum tentātū

    1At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    References

    • tento in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • tento in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • tento in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
    • Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
      • to be attacked by disease: morbo tentari or corripi
      • to try one's luck: fortunam tentare, experiri
      • to try to divine a person's disposition: animos tentare (Cluent. 63. 176)
      • to force a way, a passage: iter tentare per vim (cf. sect. II. 3)

    Portuguese

    Verb

    tento

    1. First-person singular (eu) present indicative of tentar

    Noun

    tento m (plural tentos)

    1. attention, cautiousness, prudence, care

    Synonyms

    Venetian

    Etymology

    Compare Italian attento

    Adjective

    tento m (feminine singular tenta, masculine plural tenti, feminine plural tente)

    1. careful, attentive

    Synonyms

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