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Esperanto
Etymology
From obstina + -o.
Pronunciation
Noun
obstino (accusative singular obstinon, plural obstinoj, accusative plural obstinojn)
- obstinacy
Ido
Pronunciation
Noun
obstino (plural obstini)
- pertinacity, obduracy, obstinacy, stubbornness
- Synonym: obstinemeso
Derived terms
Latin
Etymology
From ob- + *stanō, the latter an unattested verb from Proto-Italic *stanō, from Proto-Indo-European *stnéh₂ti ~ stn̥h₂énti. Related to stō. Compare dēstinō and praestinō from the same stem.
Pronunciation
Verb
obstinō (present infinitive obstināre, perfect active obstināvī, supine obstinātum); first conjugation
- (transitive) to resolve, determine, be firmly resolved, persist
Usage notes
Finite forms are rare; the most common form by far is the perfect passive participle obstinātus.
Conjugation
References
- “obstino”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “obstino”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- obstino in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Portuguese
Verb
obstino
- first-person singular present indicative of obstinar
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /obsˈtino/
- Rhymes: -ino
- Syllabification: obs‧ti‧no
Verb
obstino
- first-person singular present indicative of obstinar