pervicax
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From pervincō (“I conquer”) + -āx (“inclined to”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈper.u̯i.kaːks/, [ˈpɛru̯ɪkäːks̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈper.vi.kaks/, [ˈpɛrvikäks]
Adjective edit
pervicāx (genitive pervicācis); third-declension one-termination adjective
Declension edit
Third-declension one-termination adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| Nominative | pervicāx | pervicācēs | pervicācia | ||
| Genitive | pervicācis | pervicācium | |||
| Dative | pervicācī | pervicācibus | |||
| Accusative | pervicācem | pervicāx | pervicācēs | pervicācia | |
| Ablative | pervicācī | pervicācibus | |||
| Vocative | pervicāx | pervicācēs | pervicācia | ||
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- English: pervicacious
- Italian: pervicace
- Portuguese: pervicaz
References edit
- “pervicax”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “pervicax”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- pervicax in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.