different between terms vs tenaculum

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /t??mz/
• (US) IPA^(key): /t?mz/

Noun

terms

1. plural of term

Verb

terms

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of term

Anagrams

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Swedish

Noun

terms

1. indefinite genitive singular of term

English

Etymology

Latin tenaculum

Noun

tenaculum (plural tenacula or tenaculums)

1. A medical instrument consisting of a sharp hook attached to a handle; used mainly for taking up arteries and the like.

Latin

Etymology

Late Latin. From tene?.

Noun

ten?culum n (genitive ten?cul?); second declension

1. (Late Latin) instrument for gripping

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Descendants

• English: tenaculum
• French: tenaille
• Italian: tenacolo
• Portuguese: tenáculo, tenalha
• Spanish: tenáculo

References

• tenaculum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• tenaculum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• tenaculum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette