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tensa.

wagon on which the images of the gods were carried to public spectacles;

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈtẽː.sa]Classical-Latin[ˈtɛn.sa][ˈtẽː.saː]Classical-Latin[ˈtɛn.sa]
  1. the chariot or car on which the images of the gods were borne in the Circensian games

    declension-1
  2. a carriage

    declension-1 · usually
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Italic *ten-s-ā, from Proto-Indo-European *ten-s-eh₂, *tn̥-s-eh₂, from *ten- (“to stretch, to extend”). See teneō.

verb[ˈtẽː.sa]Classical-Latin[ˈtɛn.sa][ˈtẽː.saː]Classical-Latin[ˈtɛn.sa]
  1. inflection of tēnsus: nominative/vocative feminine singular

    feminine · form-of · nominative · participle · singular · vocative
  2. inflection of tēnsus: nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

    accusative · form-of · neuter · nominative · participle · plural · vocative
Where this word comes from

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

verb[ˈtẽː.sa]Classical-Latin[ˈtɛn.sa][ˈtẽː.saː]Classical-Latin[ˈtɛn.sa]
  1. ablative feminine singular of tēnsus

    ablative · feminine · form-of · participle · singular
Where this word comes from

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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