tegnente

== Italian == === Etymology === From the present participle (*tenientem) of early Early Medieval Latin tenīre; equivalent to Classical Latin tenentem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /teɲˈɲɛn.te/ Rhymes: -ɛnte Hyphenation: te‧gnèn‧te === Adjective === tegnente m or f by sense (plural tegnenti) (obsolete) compact, solid Synonym: compatto (obsolete, figurative) stingy (unwilling to spend or give) Synonym: avaro === Participle === tegnente m or f by sense (plural tegnenti) (obsolete) alternative form of tenente === Further reading === tegnente in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana