pugnax

Latin

Etymology

Derived from pugnō (“I fight, combat”) +‎ -āx (“inclined to”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpuɡ.naːks/, [ˈpʊŋ.naːks]
(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpu.ɲaks/, [ˈpuɲ.ɲaks]

Adjective

pugnāx (genitive pugnācis); third declension

combative, fond of fighting

Inflection

Third declension.

Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Number	Singular			Plural
nominative	pugnāx			pugnācēs	pugnācia
genitive	pugnācis			pugnācium
dative	pugnācī			pugnācibus
accusative	pugnācem	pugnāx		pugnācēs	pugnācia
ablative	pugnācī			pugnācibus
vocative	pugnāx			pugnācēs	pugnācia

Related terms

Descendants

Catalan: pugnaç
French: pugnace
Italian: pugnace
Portuguese: pugnaz
Spanish: pugnaz

References

pugnax in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
pugnax in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
pugnax in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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