тенета

• IPA^(key): [tʲɪnʲɪˈta]

тенета́ • (tenetá) n inan

1. genitive singular of тенето́ (tenetó)

Inherited from Old Ruthenian тене́та (tenéta), from the plural of Old East Slavic тенето (teneto), from Proto-Slavic *teneto.

• IPA^(key): [teˈnɛtɐ]

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тене́та • (tenéta) n inan pl (genitive тене́т, plural only, relational adjective тене́тний or тене́товий)

1. net (a mesh of string, cord or rope, used for trapping animals)

   Synonyms: сі́тка (sítka), сіть (sitʹ), мере́жа (meréža), бре́день (brédenʹ), наві́д (navíd)

2. (uncommon) spiderweb, web, cobweb

   Synonym: павути́на (pavutýna)

3. tangle (a tangled twisted mass)

   Synonyms: павути́на (pavutýna), сіть (sitʹ), пле́тиво (plétyvo)

4. (figuratively) shackles, fetters, cage, prison, snare (something that restricts, traps or puts in a desperate situation)

   Synonyms: павути́на (pavutýna), клі́тка (klítka), па́стка (pástka), кайда́ни (kajdány), око́ви (okóvy)

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “тенета”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “тенета”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “тенета”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• “тенета”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
• “тенета”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
• “тенета”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)