tether

Etymology 1
From, , from and/or  ( > Danish , Swedish ); both from , of uncertain origin. Perhaps from, from , or from. Cognate with North German, Swedish.

Noun

 * 1) A rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement.
 * 2)  A strong rope or line that connects a sailor's safety harness to the boat's jackstay.
 * 3)  The limit of one's abilities, resources etc.

Translations

 * Assamese: এৰাল, পঘা
 * Azerbaijani: mərəz,
 * Catalan:
 * Czech: úvaz, ,
 * Danish: fortøjring, tøjr
 * Dutch:, , ,
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Galician: amarre
 * German:, Haltegurt, Spannseil, , , Schnürung,
 * Ingrian: kytyt
 * Irish: teaghrán
 * Italian: cavezza,, ,
 * Macedonian:
 * Malay: tali tambat, rantai tambat
 * Norwegian: tjor
 * Ottoman Turkish: كوستك
 * Polish:, , uwięź,
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Russian:, страхо́вочная верёвка
 * Serbo-Croatian: ,
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:, , förankringslina, ankarkätting
 * Tagalog:


 * Finnish: turvaköysi
 * Swedish: fånglina


 * Dutch:, , ,
 * Finnish: mahdollisuuksien raja
 * German:, ,
 * Italian: ,
 * Malay: buntu fikiran, suntuk fikiran
 * Russian: ,
 * Serbo-Croatian:


 * German: ,
 * Italian:

Verb

 * 1)  To restrict with, or as if, with a tether.
 * 2)  To connect to something else.
 * 3)  To connect (a smartphone) to a personal computer in order to give the phone access to the computer's Internet connection.
 * 1)  To connect (a smartphone) to a personal computer in order to give the phone access to the computer's Internet connection.
 * 1)  To connect (a smartphone) to a personal computer in order to give the phone access to the computer's Internet connection.

Translations

 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish: panna liekaan
 * French:
 * German:, , ,
 * Italian:, , tenere al guinzaglio
 * Malay: tambat
 * Ottoman Turkish: كوستكلمك
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: ,
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swedish:, ,


 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 共享网络
 * German: zusammenschalten,
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Swedish: sammankoppla