Translation
stubborn, obstinate
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Word origin
From Latin obstinatus, the past participle of obstinare ('to be resolved'), from ob ('against') plus stare ('to stand'). To be obstinate is to stand against.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- obstinare
- English cognates
- obstinate, obstacle, stable
Examples
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He is as stubborn as his father.
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The stubborn boy refused to eat.
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Her stubborn character helped her to succeed.
A false seam to ignore: the -in- inside is not the feminine suffix, it is part of a single unanalysable root. The noun is and the verb , to persist against sense. As the third sentence admits, the quality is not always a fault.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 17, lesson 4: obstina, garantii, pasinteco and 7 more words.