Pertinax

See also: pertinax

Latin

Etymology

From pertinax (“obstinate”).

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

Proper noun

Pertinax m sg (genitive Pertinācis); third declension

  1. A Roman cognomen, famously held by:
    1. Pertinax, a Roman emperor

Declension

Third declension.

Case Singular
Nominative Pertinax
Genitive Pertinācis
Dative Pertinācī
Accusative Pertinācem
Ablative Pertināce
Vocative Pertinax

References
  • Pertinax in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Pertinax in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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