Dutch

Adverb

mordicus

1. fiercely, persistently, intransigently

French

Adverb

mordicus

1. tenaciously
2. obstinately

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmor.di.kus/, [ˈmɔr.dɪ.kʊs]

Adjective

mordicus m ‎(feminine mordica, neuter mordicum); first/second declension

1. biting

Inflection

First/second declension.

Adverb

mordicus ‎(not comparable)

1. using the teeth
2. tenaciously
   • 1663, Hudibras, by Samuel Butler, part 1, canto 1

     The Indians fought for the truth \ Of th' elephant and monkey's tooth; \ And many, to defend that faith, \ Fought it out mordicus to death.

References

• mordicus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• mordicus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “mordicus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to hold fast in the teeth (also metaphorically, obstinately): mordicus tenere aliquid