-tà

[ta]

1. derivative suffix Added to an adjective, it derives the corresponding noun. This noun is of feminine gender and makes its plural in -tatas. It sometimes adds an intermediate -i- vowel. Example: ouscur (adjective), dark, ouscurità (noun), darkness; aintïu (adjective), antique, aintjutà (noun), antiquity.

Etymology: From Latin -tate.

tendre

[ˈtendɾe]

1. transitive verb To buy (something), to purchase.

2. intransitive verb To buy.

Etymology: From tenda.

3. transitive verb To extend, to stretch.

4. intransitive verb To tend.

Etymology: From Latin tendere.