tensum
Dictionary entries
- Entry →tendo, tendere, tetendi, tensus:
Verb · 3rd conjugation
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
stretch/spread/extend; distend; aim/direct weapon/glance/steps/course; strive;; pitch tent, encamp; pull tight; draw (bow); press on, insist; exert oneself;
acc. sg. perf. pass. part.acc. sg. perf. pass. part.acc. sg.nom. sg. perf. pass. part.voc. sg. perf. pass. part. - Entry →tensa, tensae:
Feminine · Noun · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Lesser
wagon on which the images of the gods were carried to public spectacles;
gen. pl.
Examples
Satura VII
Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis (Juvenal) from SATVRAE
"...dicturus dubia pro libertate bubulco iudice. rumpe miser tensum iecur, ut tibi lasso figantur uirides, scalarum gloria, palmae..."Liber III
Gaius Phaedrus from FABVLARVM AESOPIARVM LIBRI QVINQVE
"...uictor sophus:"Cito rumpes arcum, semper se tensum habueris;at si laxaris, cum uoles erit utilis." Sic lusus..."
