Tenor
See also: tenor, tenór, and ténor
German
Etymology 1
From Middle High German tenōr, from Italian tenore, from Latin tenor.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /teˈnoːr/, [teˈnoːɐ̯], [teˈnoːr]
Noun
Tenor m (genitive Tenors, plural Tenöre or Tenore)
- (music) tenor
Declension
Declension of Tenor
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Tenor | die | Tenöre |
| genitive | eines | des | Tenores, Tenors | der | Tenöre |
| dative | einem | dem | Tenor, Tenore1 | den | Tenören |
| accusative | einen | den | Tenor | die | Tenöre |
1Now uncommon, see notes
Declension of Tenor
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Tenor | die | Tenore |
| genitive | eines | des | Tenores, Tenors | der | Tenore |
| dative | einem | dem | Tenor, Tenore1 | den | Tenoren |
| accusative | einen | den | Tenor | die | Tenore |
1Now uncommon, see notes
Etymology 2
From Latin tenor.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈteːnoːr/, [ˈteːnoːɐ̯], [ˈteːnoːr]
Noun
Tenor m (genitive Tenors, no plural)
- essence of argumentation, tenor (tone, as of a conversation)
- (law) operative part of a court order
Declension
Declension of Tenor
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Tenor | die | — |
| genitive | eines | des | Tenores, Tenors | der | — |
| dative | einem | dem | Tenor, Tenore1 | den | — |
| accusative | einen | den | Tenor | die | — |
1Now uncommon, see notes
Derived terms
- tenorieren (“to impart an operative part”)
References
- “Tenor” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Tenor” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.