Pertinax

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Latin

Etymology

From pertināx (“obstinate”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈper.ti.naks/,
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈper.ti.naks/,

Proper noun

Pertināx m sg (genitive Pertinācis); third declension

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

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

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

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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