तन्तु
See also: तनोति
Sanskrit
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Aryan *tántuṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *tántuš, from Proto-Indo-European *tén-tu-s, from *ten- (“to stretch, extend”). Cognate with Latin tentus.
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 (tántu) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | तन्तुः tántuḥ |
तन्तू tántū |
तन्तवः tántavaḥ |
Vocative | तन्तो tánto |
तन्तू tántū |
तन्तवः tántavaḥ |
Accusative | तन्तुम् tántum |
तन्तू tántū |
तन्तून् tántūn |
Instrumental | तन्तुना / तन्त्वा¹ tántunā / tántvā¹ |
तन्तुभ्याम् tántubhyām |
तन्तुभिः tántubhiḥ |
Dative | तन्तवे / तन्त्वे² tántave / tántve² |
तन्तुभ्याम् tántubhyām |
तन्तुभ्यः tántubhyaḥ |
Ablative | तन्तोः / तन्त्वः² tántoḥ / tántvaḥ² |
तन्तुभ्याम् tántubhyām |
तन्तुभ्यः tántubhyaḥ |
Genitive | तन्तोः / तन्त्वः² tántoḥ / tántvaḥ² |
तन्त्वोः tántvoḥ |
तन्तूनाम् tántūnām |
Locative | तन्तौ tántau |
तन्त्वोः tántvoḥ |
तन्तुषु tántuṣu |
Notes |
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References
- Monier Williams (1899), “तन्तु”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 0436.
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