pertinaz
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin pertinax.
Pronunciation
- (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]
- (Southern Brazil) 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)
- pertinacious
- obstinate
- Synonym: obstinado
- persistent
- Synonym: persistente
Related terms
- pertinácia
Further reading
- “pertinaz”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
- “pertinaz”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), São Paulo: 7Graus, 2009–2025
- “pertinaz”, in Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisboa: Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, 2001–2025
- “pertinaz”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
- “pertinaz”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- “pertinaz”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
- “pertinaz”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
Spanish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin pertinax.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /peɾtiˈnaθ/ [peɾ.t̪iˈnaθ] (Spain)
- IPA(key): /peɾtiˈnas/ [peɾ.t̪iˈnas] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -aθ (Spain)
- Rhymes: -as (Latin America, Philippines)
- Syllabification: per‧ti‧naz
Adjective
pertinaz m or f (masculine and feminine plural pertinaces)
- pertinacious
- 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, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024