Tenor

See also: tenor, tenór, and ténor

German

Etymology 1

From Middle High German tenōr, from Italian tenore, from Latin tenor.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /teˈnoːr/, [teˈnoːɐ̯], [teˈnoːr]

Noun

Tenor m (genitive Tenors, plural Tenöre or Tenore)

(music) tenor

Declension

Declension of Tenor

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Tenor	die	Tenöre
genitive	eines	des	Tenores, Tenors	der	Tenöre
dative	einem	dem	Tenor, Tenore¹	den	Tenören
accusative	einen	den	Tenor	die	Tenöre

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Declension of Tenor

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Tenor	die	Tenore
genitive	eines	des	Tenores, Tenors	der	Tenore
dative	einem	dem	Tenor, Tenore¹	den	Tenoren
accusative	einen	den	Tenor	die	Tenore

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Etymology 2

From Latin tenor.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈteːnoːr/, [ˈteːnoːɐ̯], [ˈteːnoːr]

Noun

Tenor m (genitive Tenors, no plural)

essence of argumentation, tenor (tone, as of a conversation)
(law) operative part of a court order

Declension

Declension of Tenor

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Tenor	die	—
genitive	eines	des	Tenores, Tenors	der	—
dative	einem	dem	Tenor, Tenore¹	den	—
accusative	einen	den	Tenor	die	—

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Derived terms

 tenorieren (“to impart an operative part”)

References

“Tenor” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Tenor” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.

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