tener, tenera -um, tenerior -or -us, tenerrimus -a -um:
Adjective · 1st declension · variant: 2nd
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
tender (age/food); soft/delicate/gentle; young/immature; weak/fragile/frail;
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | tener | teneri |
| Gen. | teneri | tenerorum |
| Dat. | tenero | — |
| Acc. | tenerum | teneros |
| Voc. | tener | teneri |
| Abl. | tenero | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | tenera | tenerae |
| Gen. | tenerae | tenerarum |
| Dat. | tenerae | — |
| Acc. | teneram | teneras |
| Voc. | tenera | tenerae |
| Abl. | tenera | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | tenerum | tenera |
| Gen. | teneri | tenerorum |
| Dat. | tenero | — |
| Acc. | tenerum | tenera |
| Voc. | tenerum | tenera |
| Abl. | tenero | — |
comparative
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | tenerius | teneriora |
| Gen. | tenerioris | — |
| Acc. | tenerius | teneriora |
| Voc. | tenerius | teneriora |
superlative
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | tenerrimus | tenerrimi |
| Gen. | tenerrimi | tenerrimorum |
| Dat. | tenerrimo | — |
| Acc. | tenerrimum | tenerrimos |
| Voc. | tenerrime | tenerrimi |
| Abl. | tenerrimo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | tenerrima | tenerrimae |
| Gen. | tenerrimae | tenerrimarum |
| Dat. | tenerrimae | — |
| Acc. | tenerrimam | tenerrimas |
| Voc. | tenerrima | tenerrimae |
| Abl. | tenerrima | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | tenerrimum | tenerrima |
| Gen. | tenerrimi | tenerrimorum |
| Dat. | tenerrimo | — |
| Acc. | tenerrimum | tenerrima |
| Voc. | tenerrimum | tenerrima |
| Abl. | tenerrimo | — |
Examples
- P
Aeneid VI
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...ulmus opaca, ingens, quam sedem Somnia vulgo vana tenere ferunt, foliisque sub omnibus haerent. multaque praeterea variarum monstra..." - P
Aeneid XI
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...urbem. at non Evandrum potis est vis ulla tenere, sed venit in medios. feretro Pallante reposto procubuit super..." - P
Ecloga I
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Ecologues
"...erit ille mihi semper deus, illius aram saepe tener nostris ab ovilibus imbuet agnus. ille meas errare boves..." - P
Ecloga VI
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Ecologues
"...ignis; ut his exordia primis omnia, et ipse tener mundi concreuerit orbis; tum durare solum et discludere Nerea..." - P
Liber I
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Georgics
"...Austri, quid saepe uidentes agricolae propius stabulis armenta tenerent. continuo uentis surgentibus aut freta ponti incipiunt agitata tumescere..." - P
Liber II
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Georgics
"...ager Zephyrique tepentibus auris laxant arua sinus; superat tener omnibus umor, inque nouos soles audent se gramina tuto..." - G
Poems
Gaius Valerius Catullus from Catullus' Poems
"...deliciae meae puellae, quicum ludere, quem in sinu tenere, cui primum digitum dare appetenti et acris solet incitare..." - P
Aeneid I
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...sanguine Teucri, qui mare, qui terras omni dicione tenerent, pollicitus, quae te, genitor, sententia vertit? Hoc equidem occasum..."