pervicax

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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.

singular plural
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

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.
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