τετανός

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From τείνω (teínō, I stretch, I pull tight) +‎ -ος (-os, adjective suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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τετᾰνός (tetanósm (feminine τετᾰνή, neuter τετᾰνόν); first/second declension

  1. Stretched, rigid; straightened, smooth.
    1. Synonym of τετανόθριξ (tetanóthrix).

Inflection

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “τείνω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume II, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1457-1458