LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

tēnsor

tēnsor m (genitive tēnsōris)
Classical[ˈtẽː.sɔr]Ecclesiastical[ˈtɛn.sor]

Meaning

  1. New Latinthat which stretches

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativetēnsortēnsōrēs
genitivetēnsōristēnsōrum
dativetēnsōrītēnsōribus
accusativetēnsōremtēnsōrēs
ablativetēnsōretēnsōribus
vocativetēnsortēnsōrēs

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ten-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*tend-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*téndeti
  4. Proto-Italic*tendō
  5. Latintēnsor

Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin tēnsor From tendō (“stretch, distend, extend”) + -tor (agent suffix).

Descendants
  • Englishtensor

Quick answers

What does tēnsor mean in Latin?
tēnsor, a noun, means “that which stretches”.
What is the genitive of tēnsor?
The genitive singular is tēnsōris. tēnsor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce tēnsor?
In classical Latin, [ˈtẽː.sɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈtɛn.sor].
Where does tēnsor come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ten- → Proto-Indo-European *tend- → Proto-Indo-European *téndeti → Proto-Italic *tendō → Latin tēnsor.