τετανός

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Ancient Greek[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From τείνω (teínō, I stretch, I pull tight) +‎ -ος (-os, adjective suffix).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

 

Adjective[edit]

τετᾰνός (tetanósm (feminine τετᾰνή, neuter τετᾰνόν); first/second declension

  1. Stretched, rigid; straightened, smooth.
    1. Synonym of τετανόθριξ (tetanóthrix).

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “τείνω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume II, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1457-1458