teneritudo
Latin
Etymology
From tener (“soft, delicate, tender”) + -tūdō.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /te.ne.riˈtuː.doː/, [t̪ɛnɛrɪˈt̪uːd̪oː]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /te.ne.riˈtu.do/, [t̪eneriˈt̪uːd̪o]
Noun
teneritūdō f (genitive teneritūdinis); third declension
- softness, delicateness, tenderness
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | teneritūdō | teneritūdinēs |
| Genitive | teneritūdinis | teneritūdinum |
| Dative | teneritūdinī | teneritūdinibus |
| Accusative | teneritūdinem | teneritūdinēs |
| Ablative | teneritūdine | teneritūdinibus |
| Vocative | teneritūdō | teneritūdinēs |
Related terms
- tenellulus
- tener
- tenerē
- teneritās
References
- “teneritudo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- teneritudo 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)
- teneritudo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette