pertinaz

Portuguese

Adjective

pertinaz m or f (plural pertinazes)

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin pertinax, pertinacis.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

pertinaz (plural pertinaces)

pertinacious
Synonyms: obstinado, tenaz, terco
enduring, persistent
Synonyms: duradero, persistente

Further reading

“pertinaz”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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