obstinatus

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Latin

Etymology

Perfect passive participle of obstinō (persist in), from ob- (by) + *stinare, a verb related to sto (I stand).

Participle

obstinātus (feminine obstināta, neuter obstinātum, comparative obstinātior, superlative obstinātissimus, adverb obstinātē); first/second-declension participle

  1. Firmly set, fixed, resolved.
  2. Determined, resolute, steadfast; inflexible, stubborn, obstinate.
    Synonyms: tenāx, inexōrābilis, fortis
    Antonyms: obsequēns, obsequiōsus, oboediēns, facilis

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Descendants

References

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

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