LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

pervicācia

pervicācia f (genitive pervicāciae)
Classical[pɛr.wɪˈkaː.ki.a]Ecclesiastical[per.viˈkaː.t͡ʃi.a]

Meaning

  1. persistence
  2. obstinacy
    Nos quidem tantam hominum pervicaciam, quorum effrenatus furor impunitate diuturna, impensaeque nostrae benignitatis indulgentia non deliniri, sed ali potius conspiciebatur, […] debuimus tandem virga compescere;1832, Gregory XVI, Mirari Vos:

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepervicāciapervicāciae
genitivepervicāciaepervicāciārum
dativepervicāciaepervicāciīs
accusativepervicāciampervicāciās
ablativepervicāciāpervicāciīs
vocativepervicāciapervicāciae

pervĭcācĭa, ae, f. pervicax,
I. firmness, inflexibility; in a bad sense, stubbornness, obstinacy (syn.: pertinacia, perseverantia): avaritia, ambitio, mulierositas, pervicacia, Cic. Tusc. 4, 11, 26: haec pervicacia tua et superbia coëgit me loqui, Liv. 9, 34, 24: Aegyptia, Treb. Poll. Claud. 11, 1.—
II. Transf., in a milder signif., firmness, steadiness, steadfastness: tu pertinaciam esse, hanc praedicas, ego pervicaciam aio, Att. ap. Non. 432, 32 sq. (Trag. Rel. v. 4 Rib.; v. the entire passage under pervicax): quantā pervicaciā in hostem, tantā beneficentiā adversus supplices utendum, Tac. A. 12, 20.— Of things: castanea pedamentis omnibus praefertur perdurandi pervicaciā, Plin. 17, 20, 34, § 147.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Proto-Italic *peri- Latin per- Proto-Indo-European *weyk- Proto-Indo-European *winékti ~ *winkénti Proto-Italic *winkō Latin vincō Latin pervincō Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ks Proto-Italic *-āks Latin -āx Latin pervicāx Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin pervicācia From pervicāx + -ia.

Descendants
  • Italianpervicacia
  • Portuguesepervicácia

Quick answers

What does pervicācia mean in Latin?
pervicācia, a noun, means “persistence; obstinacy”.
What is the genitive of pervicācia?
The genitive singular is pervicāciae. pervicācia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce pervicācia?
In classical Latin, [pɛr.wɪˈkaː.ki.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [per.viˈkaː.t͡ʃi.a].