तन्तु

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See also: तनोति

Sanskrit

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Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *tántuṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *tántuš, from Proto-Indo-European *tén-tu-s, from *ten- (“to stretch, extend”). Cognate with Latin tentus.

Pronunciation

Noun

तन्तु • (tántu) stem, m

  1. thread, cord, string, line, wire, warp (of a web), filament, fibre
  2. cobweb
  3. a succession of sacrificial performances
  4. any one propagating his family in regular succession
  5. a line of descendants
  6. any continuity (as of thirst or hope)
  7. name of a सामन् (sāman)
  8. = नाग (-nāga)

Declension

Masculine u-stem declension of तन्तु (tántu)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative तन्तुः
tántuḥ 		तन्तू
tántū 		तन्तवः
tántavaḥ
Vocative तन्तो
tánto 		तन्तू
tántū 		तन्तवः
tántavaḥ
Accusative तन्तुम्
tántum 		तन्तू
tántū 		तन्तून्
tántūn
Instrumental तन्तुना / तन्त्वा¹
tántunā / tántvā¹ 		तन्तुभ्याम्
tántubhyām 		तन्तुभिः
tántubhiḥ
Dative तन्तवे
tántave 		तन्तुभ्याम्
tántubhyām 		तन्तुभ्यः
tántubhyaḥ
Ablative तन्तोः
tántoḥ 		तन्तुभ्याम्
tántubhyām 		तन्तुभ्यः
tántubhyaḥ
Genitive तन्तोः
tántoḥ 		तन्त्वोः
tántvoḥ 		तन्तूनाम्
tántūnām
Locative तन्तौ
tántau 		तन्त्वोः
tántvoḥ 		तन्तुषु
tántuṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

References

Further reading

  • Hellwig, Oliver (2010-2024) “tantu”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
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