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pertinaz

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Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin pertinax.

Pronunciation

(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)

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)

pertinacious
Synonyms: obstinado, tenaz, terco
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

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