pertinaz

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin pertinax.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /peʁ.t͡ʃiˈna(j)s/ [peh.t͡ʃiˈna(ɪ̯)s]

• (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/

Adjective

pertinaz m or f (plural pertinazes)

1. pertinacious
2. obstinate
3. persistent

Spanish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin pertinax.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /peɾtiˈnaθ/ [peɾ.t̪iˈnaθ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /peɾtiˈnas/ [peɾ.t̪iˈnas]
• Rhymes: -aθ
• Rhymes: -as
• Syllabification: per‧ti‧naz

Adjective

pertinaz m or f (masculine and feminine plural pertinaces)

1. pertinacious

   Synonyms: obstinado, tenaz, terco

2. enduring, persistent

   Synonyms: duradero, persistente

   sequía pertinaz

   long-lasting drought

Further reading

• “pertinaz”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28