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тенета

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Russian

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Noun

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тенета́ (tenetán inan

  1. genitive singular of тенето́ (tenetó)

Ukrainian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Ruthenian тене́та (tenéta), from the plural of Old East Slavic тенето (teneto), from Proto-Slavic *teneto.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [teˈnɛtɐ]
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  • Rhymes: -ɛtɐ
  • Hyphenation: те‧не‧та

Noun

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тене́та (tenétan inan pl (genitive тене́т, plural only, relational adjective тене́тний or тене́товий)

  1. net (a mesh of string, cord or rope, used for trapping animals)
    Synonyms: сі́тка (sítka), сіть (sitʹ), мере́жа (meréža), бре́день (brédenʹ), наві́д (navíd)
  2. (uncommon) spiderweb, web, cobweb
    Synonym: павути́на (pavutýna)
  3. tangle (a tangled twisted mass)
    Synonyms: павути́на (pavutýna), сіть (sitʹ), пле́тиво (plétyvo)
  4. (figuratively) shackles, fetters, cage, prison, snare (something that restricts, traps or puts in a desperate situation)
    Synonyms: павути́на (pavutýna), клі́тка (klítka), па́стка (pástka), кайда́ни (kajdány), око́ви (okóvy)

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