pugnax

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Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Adjective[edit]

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

combative, fond of fighting, pugnacious, aggressive

Declension[edit]

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

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

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

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

References[edit]

“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.

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