English → Latin
“obstinate” in Latin
pertināxpersevering, obstinate; pertinacious; tenaciouspervicāxfirm, determined, persistent, dogged; stubborn, obstinate, headstrong, wilful; steadfastobstinōto resolve, determine, be firmly resolved, persistaffirmōto present (something) as fixed, firm, or true; affirm, assert, maintain; to strengthen, confirm, corroborate; to make cproeliuma battle, combat, conflict; warriors taken collectively; a contest, strifeobtineōto have, occupy, possess, hold, obtain; to preserve, keep, maintain, uphold; persist in; to assert, show, prove, demonst
The English word obstinate itself goes back to Latin stō, through obstinātus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
obstinate
pertinax (that keeps to his opinion; also of things, that do not yield or abate; e.g., diseases): pervicax (constant in endeavors to carry a thing through, or gain a point): obstinatus, affirmatus (the former, firm and constant, in a good sense; the latter, stiff and obstinate, in a bad sense: ☞ contumax, defying, resisting, does not belong to this; refractorius is not classical): an obstinate complaint or disease, morbus perseverans; morbus longinquus (long, tedious); longa et pertinax valetudo (of a long continuance of poor health): an obstinate engagement, proelium or certamen pertinax (☞ proelium firmissimum, caelius in Cic., Ep., 8, 17, extr. = a battle with able-bodied troops): an obstinate silence, obstinatum silentium (e.g., obtinere).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for obstinate?
- The usual Latin words for “obstinate” are pertināx, pervicāx, obstinō; also affirmō, proelium, obtineō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.