tenace
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French tenace.
Noun
tenace (plural tenaces)
- (bridge) An interrupted sequence of high cards of the same suit, such as the king and jack or the ace and queen.
Derived terms
- major tenace: the first- and third-best cards
- minor tenace: the second- and fourth-best cards
Anagrams
- Canete, cetane
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin tenāx (accusative singular tenācem). Compare inherited Old French tenais.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tə.nas/
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Adjective
tenace (plural tenaces)
- long-lasting
- tenacious, persistent
Further reading
- “tenace”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Interlingua
Adjective
tenace (not comparable)
- tenacious
Italian
Etymology
From Latin tenax, tenacem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /teˈna.t͡ʃe/
- Rhymes: -atʃe
- Hyphenation: te‧nà‧ce
Adjective
tenace (plural tenaci, superlative tenacissimo)
- strong
- lasting
- tenacious
Derived terms
- tenacemente
Related terms
- tenacità
Anagrams
- catene, cenate
Romanian
Etymology
From French tenace, from Latin tenax.
Adjective
tenace m or f or n (masculine plural tenaci, feminine and neuter plural tenace)
- tenacious
Declension
Declension of tenace
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative/ accusative | indefinite | tenace | tenace | tenaci | tenace | ||
| definite | tenacele | tenacea | tenacii | tenacele | |||
| genitive/ dative | indefinite | tenace | tenace | tenaci | tenace | ||
| definite | tenacelui | tenacei | tenacilor | tenacelor | |||