pugnax

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpuɡ.naːks/, [ˈpʊŋ.naːks]
(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpu.ɲaks/, [ˈpuɲ.ɲaks]

Adjective

pugnāx (genitive pugnācis); third declension

combative, fond of fighting

Inflection

Third declension.

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

Related terms

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

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