tenace

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French tenace.

Noun

tenace (plural tenaces)

1. (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

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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)

1. long-lasting
2. tenacious, persistent

Further reading

• “tenace”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Interlingua

Adjective

tenace (not comparable)

1. tenacious

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin tenax, tenacem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /teˈna.t͡ʃe/
• Rhymes: -atʃe
• Hyphenation: te‧nà‧ce

Adjective

tenace (plural tenaci, superlative tenacissimo)

1. strong
2. lasting
3. tenacious

Derived terms

• tenacemente

Related terms

• tenacità

Anagrams

• catene, cenate

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Romanian

Etymology

From French tenace, from Latin tenax.

Adjective

tenace m or f or n (masculine plural tenaci, feminine and neuter plural tenace)

1. 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