pertinax

Latin

Etymology

From per- +‎ tenax (“tenacious”).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈper.ti.naːks/, [ˈpɛr.tɪ.naːks]

Adjective

pertinax (genitive pertinācis); third declension

  1. persevering, obstinate
  2. pertinacious
  3. tenacious
  4. steadfast

Inflection

Third declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
nominative pertinax pertinācēs pertinācia
genitive pertinācis pertinācium
dative pertinācī pertinācibus
accusative pertinācem pertinax pertinācēs pertinācia
ablative pertinācī pertinācibus
vocative pertinax pertinācēs pertinācia

References

  • pertinax in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • pertinax in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • pertinax in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • pertinax in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to be dogmatic; positive: pertinacem (opp. clementem) esse in disputando
  • pertinax in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
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