tenace

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French tenace. === Noun === tenace (plural tenaces) (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 == French == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin tenāx. Compare inherited Old French tenais. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tə.nas/ === Adjective === tenace (plural tenaces) long-lasting tenacious, persistent ==== Derived terms ==== tenacement ==== Related terms ==== ténacité === Further reading === “tenace”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Interlingua == === Adjective === tenace (not comparable) tenacious == Italian == === Etymology === From Latin tenacem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /teˈna.t͡ʃe/ Rhymes: -atʃe Hyphenation: te‧nà‧ce === Adjective === tenace m or f by sense (plural tenaci, superlative tenacissimo) strong lasting tenacious ==== Derived terms ==== tenacemente ==== Related terms ==== tenacità === Anagrams === catene, cenate == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French tenace, from Latin tenax. === Adjective === tenace m or f or n (masculine plural tenaci, feminine/neuter plural tenace) tenacious ==== Declension ====