Pertinax

See also: pertinax

Latin

Etymology

From pertināx (“obstinate”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈper.ti.naks/, [ˈpɛrt̪ɪnäks̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈper.ti.naks/, [ˈpɛrt̪inäks]

Proper noun

Pertināx m sg (genitive Pertinācis); third declension

1. 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.