tagax

Latin

Etymology

tango (I touch) + -āx (inclined to)

Pronunciation

Adjective

tagāx (genitive tagācis); third-declension one-termination adjective

  1. that is apt to touch
  2. (rare) thievish, light-fingered, sticky-fingered

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender 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

  • Portuguese: tagaz

References

  • 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
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