tendens

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See also: tendens'

Danish

Etymology

From German Tendenz or from French tendance (“tendency”), from Medieval Latin tendentia, from Latin tendere (“stretch, extend”).

Pronunciation

Noun

tendens c (singular definite tendensen, plural indefinite tendenser)

  1. tendency
  2. trend
  3. inclination; bias

Inflection

Declension of tendens
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative tendens tendensen tendenser tendenserne
genitive tendens' tendensens tendensers tendensernes

Synonyms

Dutch

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin tendere / tendō.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ten‧dens

Noun

tendens f or m (plural tendensen, diminutive tendensje n)

  1. tendency, inclination

Latin

Etymology

Present participle of tendō.

Participle

tendēns (genitive tendentis); third-declension one-termination participle

  1. extending
  2. proceeding
  3. striving for
  4. pitching (a tent)

Declension

Third-declension participle.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative tendēns tendentēs tendentia
Genitive tendentis tendentium
Dative tendentī tendentibus
Accusative tendentem tendēns tendentēs
tendentīs 		tendentia
Ablative tendente
tendentī1 		tendentibus
Vocative tendēns tendentēs tendentia

1When used purely as an adjective.

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

tendens m (definite singular tendensen, indefinite plural tendenser, definite plural tendensene)

  1. a tendency

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

tendens m (definite singular tendensen, indefinite plural tendensar, definite plural tendensane)

  1. a tendency

References

Swedish

Pronunciation

Noun

tendens c

  1. a tendency, a trend

Declension

Declension of tendens 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative tendens tendensen tendenser tendenserna
Genitive tendens tendensens tendensers tendensernas

References

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