tesa

See also: tesá, tesà, and Tesà

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈtɛ.zə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈte.za]

Etymology 1

From Latin tēnsa, feminine perfect passive participle of tendō (“to stretch”).

Noun

tesa f (plural teses)

1. extent, extension

   Synonyms: estesa, extensió

Derived terms

• a tota tesa

Etymology 2

Inherited from Latin taeda.

Noun

tesa f (plural teses)

1. (French Catalonia) teia

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

tesa

1. feminine singular of tes

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

tesa

1. inflection of tesar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈte.za/, (traditional) /ˈte.sa/
• Rhymes: -eza, (traditional) -esa
• Hyphenation: té‧sa

Etymology 1

Adjective

tesa

1. feminine singular of teso

Participle

tesa f sg

1. feminine singular of teso

Etymology 2

Noun

tesa f (plural tese)

1. brim (of a hat)

Etymology 3

Verb

tesa

1. inflection of tesare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• -aste, aste, seta

Paraguayan Guarani

Etymology

From Proto-Tupi-Guarani *-etʃa, from Proto-Tupian **etʃʔa (“eye”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /teˈsa/

Noun

tesa (dependent form resa, third-person possessed form hesa)

1. eye

South Efate

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tesa/

Noun

tesa

1. child

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtesa/ [ˈt̪e.sa]
• Rhymes: -esa
• Syllabification: te‧sa

Etymology 1

Adjective

tesa f sg

1. feminine singular of teso

Etymology 2

Verb

tesa

1. inflection of tesar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

  (file)

Verb

-tesa (infinitive kutesa)

1. to torture
2. to persecute
3. to harass

Conjugation

Conjugation of -tesa
Positive present -natesa Subjunctive -tese Negative -tesi Imperative singular tesa
Infinitives
Positive kutesa Negative kutotesa
Imperatives
Singular tesa Plural teseni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutesa Positive past positive subject concord + -litesa Negative past negative subject concord + -kutesa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natesa) Singular Plural 1st person ninatesa/natesa tunatesa 2nd person unatesa mnatesa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatesa wanatesa other classes positive subject concord + -natesa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tesi) Singular Plural 1st person sitesi hatutesi 2nd person hutesi hamtesi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatesi hawatesi other classes negative subject concord + -tesi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatesa Negative future negative subject concord + -tatesa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tese) Singular Plural 1st person nitese tutese 2nd person utese mtese 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atese watese other classes positive subject concord + -tese
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sitese Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetesa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetesa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitesa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitesa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atesa) Singular Plural 1st person natesa twatesa 2nd person watesa mwatesa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atesa watesa m-mi(III/IV) watesa yatesa ji-ma(V/VI) latesa yatesa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatesa vyatesa n(IX/X) yatesa zatesa u(XI) watesa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwatesa pa(XVI) patesa mu(XVIII) mwatesa
Perfect positive subject concord + -metesa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshatesa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatesa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kitesa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipotesa Consecutive katesa / positive subject concord + -katesa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katese
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nitesa -tutesa 2nd person -kutesa -watesa/-kuteseni/-wateseni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtesa -watesa m-mi(III/IV) -utesa -itesa ji-ma(V/VI) -litesa -yatesa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitesa -vitesa n(IX/X) -itesa -zitesa u(XI) -utesa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kutesa pa(XVI) -patesa mu(XVIII) -mutesa Reflexive -jitesa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tesa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -tesaye -tesao m-mi(III/IV) -tesao -tesayo ji-ma(V/VI) -tesalo -tesayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tesacho -tesavyo n(IX/X) -tesayo -tesazo u(XI) -tesao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -tesako pa(XVI) -tesapo mu(XVIII) -tesamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tesa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yetesa -otesa m-mi(III/IV) -otesa -yotesa ji-ma(V/VI) -lotesa -yotesa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotesa -vyotesa n(IX/X) -yotesa -zotesa u(XI) -otesa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kotesa pa(XVI) -potesa mu(XVIII) -motesa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Passive: -teswa
  • Stative: -teseka (“to be persecuted, to suffer”)

• Nominal derivations:
  • mateso (“suffering, agony”)
  • mtesaji (“torturer”)
  • utesaji (“torturing; persecution”)

Tocharian B

Adverb

tesa

1. therefore, thus