Noun
der Tenor
Pronunciation: /teˈnoːr/
tenor
C1
rank #5,819
plural Tenöre
Meanings
Noun
- tenor
- general content, tone and disposition expressed in one or more statements; tenor
- operative part of a court order
Example sentence
Der Tenor sang die Hauptrolle in der Oper.
The tenor sang the lead role in the opera.
Word forms
Noun
singular
der Tenor
plural
die Tenöre
Noun
singular
der Tenor
No common plural.
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Tenor
Accusativeden Tenor
Dativedem Tenor
Genitivedes Tenors
Plural
Nominativedie Tenöre
Accusativedie Tenöre
Dativeden Tenören
Genitiveder Tenöre
Usage
- ein Tenor singt — A tenor sings; can refer to a male singing voice or its singer.
- Tenöre / der Tenor eines Textes — Tenor singers versus the overall tenor or thrust of a text; different senses.
Der Tenor probt seine Arie mit der Pianistin.
The tenor rehearses his aria with the pianist.