pertinent
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French pertinent, from Latin pertinens, present participle of pertinere (“to extend, stretch out, belong, relate, pertain, have concern”), from per (“through”) + tenere (“to hold”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpəːtɪnənt/
Audio (US) (file)
Noun
pertinent (plural pertinents)
- (law) A right that attaches to land, in Scots law.
Adjective
pertinent (comparative more pertinent, superlative most pertinent)
- Important with regard to (a subject or matter); pertaining; relevant.
- 1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, New York, N.Y.: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, page viii:
- Fourthly, I have made an effort to call the attention of the reader to the pertinent literature.
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Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:pertinent
Related terms
- impertinent
- pertain
- pertinence
- pertinency
Translations
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Further reading
- pertinent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- pertinent in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911
- pertinent at OneLook Dictionary Search
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin pertinens.
Adjective
pertinent (masculine and feminine plural pertinents)
- relevant, pertinent
Derived terms
- pertinentment
Related terms
- pertànyer
- pertinença
- pertinència
Further reading
- “pertinent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “pertinent”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “pertinent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “pertinent” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French
Etymology
From Old French pertinent (first attested circa 1300), borrowed from Latin pertinens, pertinentem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɛʁ.ti.nɑ̃/
Audio (file)
Adjective
pertinent (feminine pertinente, masculine plural pertinents, feminine plural pertinentes)
- pertinent; relevant
- raisons pertinentes ― relevant reasons
- judicious; justified
Derived terms
- pertinemment
- pertinence
Related terms
- appartenir
- impertinent
Further reading
- “pertinent”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin
Verb
pertinent
- third-person plural present active indicative of pertineō
Romanian
Etymology
From French pertinent.
Adjective
pertinent m or n (feminine singular pertinentă, masculine plural pertinenți, feminine and neuter plural pertinente)
- relevant
Declension
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative | indefinite | pertinent | pertinentă | pertinenți | pertinente | ||
definite | pertinentul | pertinenta | pertinenții | pertinentele | |||
genitive/ dative | indefinite | pertinent | pertinente | pertinenți | pertinente | ||
definite | pertinentului | pertinentei | pertinenților | pertinentelor |