LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

tenācia

tenācia f (genitive tenāciae)
Classical[tɛˈnaː.ki.a]Ecclesiastical[teˈnaː.t͡ʃi.a]

Meaning

  1. stubbornness, obstinacy, tenacy

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominative—tenācia
genitive—tenāciōrum
dative—tenāciīs
accusative—tenācia
ablative—tenāciīs
vocative—tenācia

tĕnācĭa, ae, f. tenax, II. B.,
I. stubbornness, obstinacy: equorum, Enn. ap. Non. 407, 23 (Trag. v. 220 Vahl.).

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ten-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*tn̥eh₁yéti
  3. Proto-Italic*tenēō
  4. Latintenācia

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ks Proto-Italic *-āks Latin -āx Latin tenāx Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin tenācia From tenāx + -ia.

Descendants
  • Englishtenacy
  • Italiantenacia

Quick answers

What does tenācia mean in Latin?
tenācia, a noun, means “stubbornness, obstinacy, tenacy”.
What is the genitive of tenācia?
The genitive singular is tenāciae. tenācia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce tenācia?
In classical Latin, [tɛˈnaː.ki.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [teˈnaː.t͡ʃi.a].
Where does tenācia come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ten- → Proto-Indo-European *tn̥eh₁yéti → Proto-Italic *tenēō → Latin tenācia.