tesa

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic)
• IPA^(key): (Valencian)

Etymology 1

From Latin tēnsa, feminine perfect passive participle of tendō (“to stretch”).

Noun

tesa f (plural teses)

1. extent, extension

   Synonyms: estesa, extensió

Derived terms

• a tota tesa

Etymology 2

Inherited from Latin taeda.

Noun

tesa f (plural teses)

1. (French Catalonia) teia

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

tesa

1. feminine singular of tes

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

tesa

1. inflection of tesar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Guaraní

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /teˈsa/

Noun

tesa (dependent form resa, third-person possessed form hesa)

1. eye

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈte.za/, (traditional) /ˈte.sa/
• Rhymes: -eza, (traditional) -esa
• Hyphenation: té‧sa

Etymology 1

Adjective

tesa

1. feminine singular of teso

Participle

tesa f sg

1. feminine singular of teso

Etymology 2

Noun

tesa f (plural tese)

1. brim (of a hat)

Etymology 3

Verb

tesa

1. inflection of tesare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• -aste, aste, seta

South Efate

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tesa/

Noun

tesa

1. child

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtesa/
• Rhymes: -esa
• Syllabification: te‧sa

Etymology 1

Adjective

tesa f sg

1. feminine singular of teso

Etymology 2

Verb

tesa

1. inflection of tesar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya)

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Verb

-tesa (infinitive kutesa)

1. to torture
2. to persecute
3. to harass

Conjugation

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Stative: -teseka (“to be persecuted, to suffer”)

• Nominal derivations:
  • utesaji (“torturing; persecution”)

Tocharian B

Adverb

tesa

1. therefore, thus