tenellus

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Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From tener +‎ -lus (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

tenellus (feminine tenella, neuter tenellum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. Diminutive of tener (tender, delicate)

Declension[edit]

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative tenellus tenella tenellum tenellī tenellae tenella
Genitive tenellī tenellae tenellī tenellōrum tenellārum tenellōrum
Dative tenellō tenellō tenellīs
Accusative tenellum tenellam tenellum tenellōs tenellās tenella
Ablative tenellō tenellā tenellō tenellīs
Vocative tenelle tenella tenellum tenellī tenellae tenella

References[edit]

  • tenellus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • tenellus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • tenellus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • tenellus in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016