tendentia

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

tendentia f (genitive tendentiae); first declension

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

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative tendentia tendentiae
Genitive tendentiae tendentiārum
Dative tendentiae tendentiīs
Accusative tendentiam tendentiās
Ablative tendentiā tendentiīs
Vocative tendentia tendentiae

Descendants
  • English: tendency
  • Russian: тенденция (tendencija)
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