tenso

== Esperanto == === Etymology === Derived from Latin tēnsus (“stretched out, extended”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtenso/ Rhymes: -enso Syllabification: ten‧so === Noun === tenso (accusative singular tenson, plural tensoj, accusative plural tensojn) (grammar, linguistics) tense (verb forms distinguishing time) ==== See also ==== prezenco (“present tense”) preterito (“past tense”) futuro (“future tense”) pluskvamperfekto (“pluperfect”) === Further reading === “tenso”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN “tenso”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-present == Japanese == === Romanization === tenso Rōmaji transcription of てんそ == Latin == === Participle === tēnsō dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of tēnsus == Portuguese == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin tēnsus. Doublet of teso. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ẽsu Hyphenation: ten‧so === Adjective === tenso (feminine tensa, masculine plural tensos, feminine plural tensas) tense (showing stress or strain) (Brazil, slang) difficult; complicated (Brazil, slang) derisively different; weird O estilo dos punks é bem tenso. ― Punk people's style is quite weird. ==== Quotations ==== For quotations using this term, see Citations:tenso. ==== Related terms ==== tensão === Further reading === “tenso”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “tenso”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtenso/ [ˈt̪ẽn.so] Rhymes: -enso Syllabification: ten‧so === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Latin tēnsus. Doublet of tieso. ==== Adjective ==== tenso (feminine tensa, masculine plural tensos, feminine plural tensas) tense, strained, taut, tensed uptight, tense, stressed, edgy, fraught ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== tenso first-person singular present indicative of tensar === Further reading === “tenso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025