tendentia

Latin

Etymology

From tendēns, present active participle of tendō (“I stretch out; I am inclined (to)”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /tenˈden.ti.a/, [t̪ɛn̪ˈd̪ɛn̪t̪iä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /tenˈden.t͡si.a/, [t̪en̪ˈd̪ɛnt̪͡s̪iä]

Noun

tendentia f (genitive tendentiae); first declension

1. (Medieval Latin) The act of leaning toward; tendency, disposition, inclination.

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	tendentia	tendentiae
genitive	tendentiae	tendentiārum
dative	tendentiae	tendentiīs
accusative	tendentiam	tendentiās
ablative	tendentiā	tendentiīs
vocative	tendentia	tendentiae

Related terms

• tendēns
• tendicula
• tendō
• tendor
• tensiō
• tensūra
• tenta
• tentipellium

Descendants

• Catalan: tendència
• → English: tendency
• → Russian: тенденция (tendencija)