pertinaz

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin pertinax.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /peʁ.t͡ʃiˈna(j)s/ [peh.t͡ʃiˈna(ɪ̯)s]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /peʁ.t͡ʃiˈna(j)s/ [peh.t͡ʃiˈna(ɪ̯)s]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /peɾ.t͡ʃiˈna(j)s/ [peɾ.t͡ʃiˈna(ɪ̯)s]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /peʁ.t͡ʃiˈna(j)ʃ/ [peχ.t͡ʃiˈna(ɪ̯)ʃ]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /peɻ.t͡ʃiˈna(j)s/ [peɻ.t͡ʃiˈna(ɪ̯)s]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨɾ.tiˈnaʃ/

• Hyphenation: per‧ti‧naz

Adjective

pertinaz m or f (plural pertinazes)

1. pertinacious
2. obstinate

   Synonym: obstinado

3. persistent

   Synonym: persistente

Related terms

• pertinácia

Further reading

• “pertinaz”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “pertinaz”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), São Paulo: 7Graus, 2009–2026
• “pertinaz”, in Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisboa: Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, 2001–2026
• “pertinaz”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2026
• “pertinaz”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “pertinaz”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “pertinaz”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin pertinax.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peɾtiˈnaθ/ [peɾ.t̪iˈnaθ] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /peɾtiˈnas/ [peɾ.t̪iˈnas] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -aθ (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• Rhymes: -as (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: per‧ti‧naz

Adjective

pertinaz m or f (masculine and feminine plural pertinaces)

1. pertinacious

   Synonyms: obstinado, tenaz, terco

2. enduring, persistent

   Synonyms: duradero, persistente

   sequía pertinaz

   long-lasting drought

Derived terms

• pertinacia
• pertinazmente

Further reading

• “pertinaz”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025