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

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ἀνατείνω (anateínō)
  • ἀντιτείνω (antiteínō)
  • ἀποτείνω (apoteínō)
  • διατείνω (diateínō)
  • ἐκτείνω (ekteínō)
  • ἐντείνω (enteínō)
  • ἐπιτείνω (epiteínō)
  • κατατείνω (katateínō)
  • παρατείνω (parateínō)
  • περιτείνω (periteínō)
  • προτείνω (proteínō)
  • συντείνω (sunteínō)
  • τάσις (tásis)
  • ὑπερτείνω (huperteínō)
  • ὑποτείνω (hupoteínō)

References


Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τείνω (teínō).

Verb

τείνω (teíno) (simple past έτεινα)

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

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

  • τάση f (tási, tendency, trend)
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