retinax

Latin

Etymology

From retineō +‎ -āx.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈre.ti.naːks/, [ˈrɛt̪ɪnäːks̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈre.ti.naks/, [ˈrɛːt̪inäks]

Adjective

retināx (genitive retinācis); third-declension one-termination adjective

1. holding back

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	retināx			retinācēs	retinācia
Genitive	retinācis			retinācium
Dative	retinācī			retinācibus
Accusative	retinācem	retināx		retinācēs	retinācia
Ablative	retinācī			retinācibus
Vocative	retināx			retinācēs	retinācia

References

• “retinax”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• retinax in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.