Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/tenēō

This Proto-Italic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Italic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European stative *tn̥-eh₁-(ye)-, from *ten- (“to stretch, extend”).

Verb

*tenēō first-singular present indicative^[1]

to hold

Inflection

Inflection of *tenēō (second conjugation stative)
Present	*tenēō
Perfect	*tetonai
Aorist	—
Past participle	—
Present indicative	Active	Passive
1st sing.	*tenēō	*tenēōr
2nd sing.	*tenēs	*tenēzo
3rd sing.	*tenēt	*tenētor
1st plur.	*tenēmos	*tenēmor
2nd plur.	*tenētes	*tenēm(e?)n(ai?)
3rd plur.	*tenēnt	*tenēntor

Present subjunctive	Active	Passive
1st sing.	*tenēām	*tenēār
2nd sing.	*tenēās	*tenēāzo
3rd sing.	*tenēād	*tenēātor
1st plur.	*tenēāmos	*tenēāmor
2nd plur.	*tenēātes	*tenēām(e?)n(ai?)
3rd plur.	*tenēānd	*tenēāntor

Perfect indicative	Active
1st sing.	*tetonai
2nd sing.	*tetonistai
3rd sing.	*tetone(d)
1st plur.	*tetonomos
2nd plur.	*tetonistes
3rd plur.	*tetonēri

Aorist indicative	Active
1st sing.	—
2nd sing.	—
3rd sing.	—
1st plur.	—
2nd plur.	—
3rd plur.	—

Present imperative	Active	Passive
2nd sing.	*tenē	*tenēzo
2nd plur.	*tenēte	—

Future imperative	Active
2nd + 3rd sing.	*tenētōd

Participles	Present	Past
	*tenēnts	—

Verbal nouns	tu-derivative	s-derivative
	*tentum	*tenēzi

Related terms

*tendō

Descendants

Faliscan: 𐌕𐌄𐌍𐌄𐌕 (tenet)
Latin: teneō (see there for further descendants)
Umbrian: 𐌕𐌄𐌍𐌉𐌕𐌖 (tenitu)

References

^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “teneō”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 612-3

[1] De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “teneō”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 612-3

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