tener

Meaning

1. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) soft, delicate, tender
2. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) young, youthful
3. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) effeminate, sensitive
4. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2, poetic) erotic

Concepts

tender

sissified

sissy

pantywaist

unmanned

womanish

poncey

Synonyms

muliebris

delicatus

galbinatus

Translations

tendre

zart

tendre

tierno

terno

verweichlicht

unmännlich

empfindlich

effeminiert

zärtlich

verweiblicht

tuntenhaft

tuntig

efféminé

liebevoll

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈtɛ.nɛr]

Etymology

Disputed; either:
* From Proto-Indo-European *ten- (“to stretch, draw”). Cognates would include Ancient Greek τείνω (teínō), Sanskrit तनोति (tanóti) and Old English þennan.
* Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ter- (“soft, weak, tender; young, small”) with dissimilation or metathesis: according to M. de Vaan, from Proto-Italic *terenos along with Sabine terenum (“soft”). Further cognates would include Epic Greek τέρην (térēn, “soft, gentle”), Old Armenian թոռն (tʻoṙn, “grandchild”), Middle Armenian թարմ (tʻarm, “fresh”) and Sanskrit तरुण (táruṇa, “young, tender, juvenile”), तर्ण (tárṇa, “calf”).