tenax - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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From teneō (“I hold, grasp”) +‎ -āx.

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈte.naːks/, [ˈt̪ɛnäːks̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈte.naks/, [ˈt̪ɛːnäks]
• Hyphenation: te‧nāx

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

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

• “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.