pugnax

Latin

Etymology

Derived from pugnō (“I fight, combat”) +‎ -āx (“inclined to”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpuɡ.naːks/, [ˈpʊŋnäːks̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpuɲ.ɲaks/, [ˈpuɲːäks]

Adjective

pugnāx (genitive pugnācis, adverb pugnāciter); third-declension one-termination adjective

1. combative, fond of fighting, pugnacious, aggressive

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	pugnāx			pugnācēs	pugnācia
Genitive	pugnācis			pugnācium
Dative	pugnācī			pugnācibus
Accusative	pugnācem	pugnāx		pugnācēs	pugnācia
Ablative	pugnācī			pugnācibus
Vocative	pugnāx			pugnācēs	pugnācia

Related terms

• pugna
• pugnātor
• pugnō

Descendants

• Catalan: pugnaç
• French: pugnace
• Italian: pugnace
• Portuguese: pugnaz
• Spanish: pugnaz

References

• “pugnax”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “pugnax”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• pugnax in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.