LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension one-termination adjective

tagāx

tagāx (genitive tagācis)
Classical[ˈta.ɡaːks]Ecclesiastical[ˈtaː.ɡaks]

Meaning

  1. one terminationthat is apt to touch
  2. one terminationrarethievish, light-fingered, sticky-fingered

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativetagāxtagāxtagāx
genitivetagācistagācistagācis
dativetagācītagācītagācī
accusativetagācemtagācemtagāx
ablativetagācī
tagāce		tagācī
tagāce		tagācī
tagāce
vocativetagāxtagāxtagāx
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativetagācēstagācēstagācia
genitivetagāciumtagāciumtagācium
dativetagācibustagācibustagācibus
accusativetagācīs
tagācēs		tagācīs
tagācēs		tagācia
ablativetagācibustagācibustagācibus
vocativetagācēstagācēstagācia

tăgax, ācis, adj. tago,
I. that is apt to touch any thing; pregn., light - fingered, thievish (very rare): tagax furunculus a tangendo, Fest. p. 359 Müll.; cf. Non. 408, 33: manus, Lucil. ap. Fest. l. l. (Sat. Fragm. 30; 86): levis, libidinosus, tagax, * Cic. Att. 6, 3, 1.

Origins

From tango (“to touch”) + -āx (“inclined to”).

Descendants
  • Portuguesetagaz

Quick answers

What does tagāx mean in Latin?
tagāx, a adjective, means “that is apt to touch; thievish, light-fingered, sticky-fingered”.
How do you pronounce tagāx?
In classical Latin, [ˈta.ɡaːks]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈtaː.ɡaks].