tagax
Latin
editEtymology
edittango (“I touch”) + -āx (“inclined to”)
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈta.ɡaːks/, [ˈt̪äɡäːks̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈta.ɡaks/, [ˈt̪äːɡäks]
Adjective
edittagāx (genitive tagācis); third-declension one-termination adjective
- that is apt to touch
- (rare) thievish, light-fingered, sticky-fingered
Declension
editThird-declension one-termination adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masc./fem. | neuter | masc./fem. | neuter | ||
| nominative | tagāx | tagācēs | tagācia | ||
| genitive | tagācis | tagācium | |||
| dative | tagācī | tagācibus | |||
| accusative | tagācem | tagāx | tagācēs | tagācia | |
| ablative | tagācī | tagācibus | |||
| vocative | tagāx | tagācēs | tagācia | ||
Descendants
edit- Portuguese: tagaz
References
edit- “tagax”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “tagax”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
Categories:
- Latin terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Latin terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *teh₂g- (touch)
- Latin terms suffixed with -ax
- Latin 2-syllable words
- Latin terms with IPA pronunciation
- Latin lemmas
- Latin adjectives
- Latin third declension adjectives
- Latin third declension adjectives of one termination
- Latin terms with rare senses