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Menander, Monostichoi, 258

Latin > English

pervicacia pervicaciae N F :: stubbornness, obstinacy, firmness, steadiness

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

pervĭcācĭa: ae, f. pervicax,
I firmness, inflexibility; in a bad sense, stubbornness, obstinacy (syn.: pertinacia, perseverantia): avaritia, ambitio, mulierositas, pervicacia, Cic. Tusc. 4, 11, 26: haec pervicacia tua et superbia coëgit me loqui, Liv. 9, 34, 24: Aegyptia, Treb. Poll. Claud. 11, 1.—
II Transf., in a milder signif., firmness, steadiness, steadfastness: tu pertinaciam esse, hanc praedicas, ego pervicaciam aio, Att. ap. Non. 432, 32 sq. (Trag. Rel. v. 4 Rib.; v. the entire passage under pervicax): quantā pervicaciā in hostem, tantā beneficentiā adversus supplices utendum, Tac. A. 12, 20.— Of things: castanea pedamentis omnibus praefertur perdurandi pervicaciā, Plin. 17, 20, 34, § 147.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

pervĭcācĭa,¹³ æ, f. (pervicax),
1 obstination, opiniâtreté [en mauv. part] : Cic. Tusc. 4, 26 ; Liv. 9, 34, 24
2 acharnement, fermeté, constance : Acc. Tr. 4 (cf. Non. 433, 3 ) ; Tac. Ann. 12, 20 || solidité : perdurandi pervicacia Plin. 17, 147, force de résistance [d’une ch.].

Latin > German (Georges)

pervicācia, ae, f. (pervicax), die Beharrlichkeit, die Hartnäckigkeit, Unbiegsamkeit, im üblen Sinne = die Starrköpfigkeit, der Eigensinn, mulierositas, pervicacia, ligurritio, Cic. Tusc. 4, 26: pervicacia tua et superbia, Liv. 9, 34, 24: Aegyptia, Treb. Poll. Claud. 11, 1: tu pertinaciam esse, Antiloche, hanc praedicas, ego pervicaciam aio, Acc. tr. 4 sq. – m. in u. Akk., pervicacia in hostem, Tac. ann. 12, 20. – m. Genet. Gerund., perdurandi pervicacia (der Kastanie), Plin. 17, 147.