τετανός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From τείνω (teínō, I stretch, I pull tight) + -ος (-os, adjective suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

τετᾰνός • (tetanós) m (feminine τετᾰνή, neuter τετᾰνόν); first/second declension

  1. Stretched, rigid; straightened, smooth.
    1. Synonym of τετανόθριξ (tetanóthrix).

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References

  1. Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “τείνω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume II, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1457-1458
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