τέτανος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From τετανός (tetanós, “stretched, rigid”), from τείνω (teínō, “I stretch, I pull tight”) +‎ τανύω (tanúō, “I stretch, I strain”) +‎ -ος (-os, adjective suffix).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

τέτᾰνος • (tétanos) m (genitive τετᾰ́νου); second declension

  1. Convulsive tension, tetanus.
    1. an erection of the penis.

Inflection

Descendants

  • → English: tetanus

References

Greek

Noun

τέτανος • (tétanos) m (uncountable)

  1. (medicine) tetanus, lockjaw

Declension

Further reading

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