tendentia

== Latin == === Etymology === From tendēns, present active participle of tendō (“to stretch out; to be inclined (to)”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [tɛnˈdɛn.ti.a] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [tenˈdɛn.t͡si.a] === Noun === tendentia f (genitive tendentiae); first declension (Medieval Latin) The act of leaning toward; tendency, disposition, inclination. ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun. ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Catalan: tendència → English: tendency → Russian: тенденция (tendencija)