pernix, (gen.), pernicis:
Adjective · 3rd declension · variant: 1st · comparison: positive
- Frequency:
- Lesser
persistent, preserving; nimble, brisk, active, agile, quick, swift, fleet;
Inflections
positive
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | — | pernicia |
| Acc. | pernix | pernicia |
| Voc. | — | pernicia |
Examples
Pseudolus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...meridie. BAL. Strenue mehercle iisti. SIM. Quamvis pernix hic est homo: ubi suram aspicias, scias posse eum—gerere..."Miles Gloriosus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...annos praeter quinquaginta et quattuor, clare oculis video, pernix sum manibus, pedibus mobilis. Pal. Si albicapillus hic, videtur..."
Liber Primus
Gaius Valerius Flaccus from ARGONAVTICA
"...aethera lapsu diversas petiere vias: in moenia pernix Thespiaca ad carum Tritonia devolat Argum. moliri hunc puppem iubet..."Liber III
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Georgics
"...ipse iubam ceruice effundit equina coniugis aduentu pernix Saturnus, et altum Pelion hinnitu fugiens impleuit acuto. Hunc quoque..."Ars Poetica
Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Horace)
"...prouisor, prodigus aeris, sublimis cupidusque et amata relinquere pernix. Conuersis studiis aetas animusque uirilis quaerit opes et amicitias..."Liber II
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from HISTORIAE
"...inopes agrestes et vilia arma; nec capi poterant, pernix genus et gnari locorum: sed calamitatibus insontium expleta avaritia..."