tenax
Latin
Etymology
From teneō (“I hold, grasp”) + -āx.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈte.naːks/, [ˈtɛ.naːks]
- Hyphenation: te‧nāx
Adjective
tenāx (genitive tenācis); third declension
- clinging
- tenacious
- close-fisted, niggardly, stingy
- firm, steadfast, persistent
Inflection
Third declension.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| Nominative | tenāx | tenāx | tenācēs | tenācia | |
| Genitive | tenācis | tenācis | tenācium | tenācium | |
| Dative | tenācī | tenācī | tenācibus | tenācibus | |
| Accusative | tenācem | tenāx | tenācēs | tenācia | |
| Ablative | tenācī | tenācī | tenācibus | tenācibus | |
| Vocative | tenāx | tenāx | tenācēs | tenācia | |
Descendants
- Catalan: tenaç
- English: tenacious
- French: tenace
- Italian: tenace
- Old French: tenais
- Old Portuguese: tẽaz
- Portuguese: tenaz
- Sardinian: tenaghe
- Spanish: tenaz, tenaza
References
- tenax in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- tenax in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- tenax in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette