tesen
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Catalan
Pronunciation
Verb
tesen
Cornish
Etymology
Noun
tesen f (plural tesennow)
Derived terms
- tesen benn-bloodh (“birthday cake”)
- tesen dhehen (“cream cake”)
- tesen gales (“biscuit”)
- tesen geus (“cheesecake”)
- tesen safran (“saffron cake”)
- tesen vrew (“shortbread”)
- troghell desen (“cake server”)
Mutation
| unmutated | soft | aspirate | hard | mixed | mixed after 'th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tesen | desen | thesen | unchanged | unchanged | unchanged |
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old English tǣsan, from Proto-West Germanic *taisijan
Pronunciation
Verb
tesen (third-person singular simple present teseth, present participle tesende, tesynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle tesed)
- To card (straighten the fibres of) wool.
- (cooking) To chop or slice up meat.
- (hunting, rare) To harass a quarry.
Conjugation
Conjugation of tesen (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Related terms
Descendants
References
- “tēsen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Slovene
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *těsnъ.
Pronunciation
Adjective
tésən (comparative tesnȇjši, superlative nȁjtesnȇjši)
Inflection
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The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks. |
| Hard | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nom. sing. | têsen | têsna | têsno |
| singular | |||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | têsen ind têsni def |
têsna | têsno |
| genitive | têsnega | têsne | têsnega |
| dative | têsnemu | têsni | têsnemu |
| accusative | nominativeinan or genitiveanim |
têsno | têsno |
| locative | têsnem | têsni | têsnem |
| instrumental | têsnim | têsno | têsnim |
| dual | |||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | têsna | têsni | têsni |
| genitive | têsnih | têsnih | têsnih |
| dative | têsnima | têsnima | têsnima |
| accusative | têsna | têsni | têsni |
| locative | têsnih | têsnih | têsnih |
| instrumental | têsnima | têsnima | têsnima |
| plural | |||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | têsni | têsne | têsna |
| genitive | têsnih | têsnih | têsnih |
| dative | têsnim | têsnim | têsnim |
| accusative | têsne | têsne | têsna |
| locative | têsnih | têsnih | têsnih |
| instrumental | têsnimi | têsnimi | têsnimi |
Further reading
- “tesen”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2024
Spanish
Verb
tesen
- inflection of tesar:
Swedish
Noun
tesen