tenax

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Latin

Etymology

From teneō (“I hold, grasp”) +‎ -āx.

Pronunciation

Adjective

tenāx (genitive tenācis, comparative tenācior); third-declension one-termination adjective

  1. clinging
  2. tenacious
    Synonyms: obstinātus, inexōrābilis
  3. close-fisted, niggardly, stingy
  4. firm, steadfast, persistent
    Synonyms: fīxus, fortis

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative tenāx tenācēs tenācia
Genitive tenācis tenācium
Dative tenācī tenācibus
Accusative tenācem tenāx tenācēs tenācia
Ablative tenācī tenācibus
Vocative tenāx tenācēs tenācia

Descendants

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.
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