pervicax

Latin

Etymology

From pervincō (“I conquer”) +‎ -āx (“inclined to”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈper.u̯i.kaːks/, [ˈpɛru̯ɪkäːks̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈper.vi.kaks/, [ˈpɛrvikäks]

Adjective

pervicāx (genitive pervicācis); third-declension one-termination adjective

1. firm, determined, persistent, dogged
2. stubborn, obstinate, headstrong, wilful
3. steadfast

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	pervicāx			pervicācēs	pervicācia
Genitive	pervicācis			pervicācium
Dative	pervicācī			pervicācibus
Accusative	pervicācem	pervicāx		pervicācēs	pervicācia
Ablative	pervicācī			pervicācibus
Vocative	pervicāx			pervicācēs	pervicācia

Derived terms

• pervicācia

Descendants

• English: pervicacious
• Italian: pervicace
• Portuguese: pervicaz

References

• “pervicax”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “pervicax”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• pervicax in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.