Pertinax

See also: pertinax

Latin

Etymology

From pertināx (obstinate).

Pronunciation

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.

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.