тенета

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Russian

Pronunciation

Noun

тенета́ (tenetán inan

  1. genitive singular of тенето́ (tenetó)

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Ruthenian тене́та (tenéta), from the plural of Old East Slavic тенето (teneto), from Proto-Slavic *teneto.

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  • Rhymes: -ɛtɐ
  • Hyphenation: те‧не‧та

Noun

тене́та (tenétan inan pl (genitive тене́т, plural only, relational adjective тене́тний or тене́товий)

  1. net (a mesh of string, cord or rope, used for trapping animals)
    Synonyms: сі́тка (sítka), сіть (sitʹ), мере́жа (meréža), бре́день (brédenʹ), наві́д (navíd)
  2. (uncommon) spiderweb, web, cobweb
    Synonym: павути́на (pavutýna)
  3. tangle (a tangled twisted mass)
    Synonyms: павути́на (pavutýna), сіть (sitʹ), пле́тиво (plétyvo)
  4. (figuratively) shackles, fetters, cage, prison, snare (something that restricts, traps or puts in a desperate situation)
    Synonyms: павути́на (pavutýna), клі́тка (klítka), па́стка (pástka), кайда́ни (kajdány), око́ви (okóvy)

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