LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

pertinācia

pertinācia f (genitive pertināciae)
Classical[pɛr.tɪˈnaː.ki.a]Ecclesiastical[per.tiˈnaː.t͡ʃi.a]

Meaning

  1. perseverance, constancy
  2. obstinacy, stubbornness

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

firmitās nimia sententiae
pertinācia -ae (f) — in Epistulae, ch. 21

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepertināciapertināciae
genitivepertināciaepertināciārum
dativepertināciaepertināciīs
accusativepertināciampertināciās
ablativepertināciāpertināciīs
vocativepertināciapertināciae

pertĭnācĭa, ae, f. pertinax,
I. perseverance, constancy, in a good sense; and (more freq.) in a bad sense, obstinacy, pertinacity (syn.: perseverantia, pervicacia): dicitur quom demonstratur in quo non debet pertendi et pertendit, pertinaciam esse; in quo oportet manere, si in eo perstet, perseverantia sit, Varr. L. L. 5, § 2 Müll.; cf.: unicuique virtuti finitimum vitium reperietur, ut pertinacia, quae perseverantiae finitima est, Cic. Inv. 2, 54, 165; v. Att. ap. Non. 432, 32 sq.: certamen instituit non pertinaciā et studio vincendi, sed, etc., Cic. Ac. 1, 12, 44: desistere pertinaciā, Caes. B. G. 1, 42: pertinaciae finem facere, id. B. C. 3, 10: muliebri pertinacia accendi, Tac. H. 4, 56: pertinaciam alicujus vincere, id. A. 2, 81.—In a good sense, Liv. 42, 62: patientia et pertinacia hostis, Suet. Caes. 68: in evitando inevitabili malo, Sen. Q. N. 4, praef. 12: auctorum pertinacia, steadfast opinion, Plin. 37, 3, 13, § 52.—Personified, the sister of Æther and Dies, Cic. N. D. 3, 17, 44.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ks Proto-Italic *-āks Latin -āx Latin pertināx Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin pertinācia From pertināx + -ia.

Descendants
  • Catalanpertinàcia

Quick answers

What does pertinācia mean in Latin?
pertinācia, a noun, means “perseverance, constancy; obstinacy, stubbornness”.
What is the genitive of pertinācia?
The genitive singular is pertināciae. pertinācia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce pertinācia?
In classical Latin, [pɛr.tɪˈnaː.ki.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [per.tiˈnaː.t͡ʃi.a].