tenellus
ἡ δὲ φύσις φεύγει τὸ ἄπειρον· τὸ μὲν γὰρ ἄπειρον ἀτελές, ἡ δὲ φύσις ἀεὶ ζητεῖ τέλος → nature, however, avoids what is infinite, because the infinite lacks completion and finality, whereas this is what Nature always seeks
Latin > English
tenellus tenella, tenellum ADJ :: tender
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
tĕnellus: a, um,
I adj. dim. tener, somewhat tender or delicate (very rare): bella et tenella Casina, Plaut. Cas. 1, 20: vates, Domit. Mart. poët. ap. Suet. Gram. 16: ungulae pullorum equinorum, Varr. R. R. 2, 7, 11: vultus, Stat. S. 5, 5, 86: tenellum enim cito facit putre (aqua), Varr. R. R. 1, 41, 2.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
tĕnellus,¹⁶ a, um, dim. de tener, tendre, délicat : Pl. Cas. 108 ; Varro R. 1, 41, 2 ; Stat. S. 5, 5, 86.
Latin > German (Georges)
tenellus, a, um (Demin. v. tener), sehr zart, a) v. Lebl.: radices, Varro: ungulae pullorum equinorum, Varro: vultus, Stat.: aqua recenti (sc. ramulo, Reis) insito inimica; tenellum enim cito facit putre, Varro. – b) v. Pers.: bella et tenella Casina, Plaut.: vates, Domit. Mars. fr.: filius meus adhuc puer et tenellus, Vulg.: m. Genet. loc., Psyche simplex et animi tenella, zartfühlend, Apul. met. 5, 18.
Latin > Chinese
tenellus, a, um. adj. :: 新嫩者
