pertinent

== English == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle English pertinent, borrowed from Old French pertinent and Latin pertinēns, pertinentem. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpəːtɪnənt/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpɚtɪnənt/ === 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. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pertinent Antonym: nonpertinent Coordinate term: semipertinent ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== impertinent pertain pertinence pertinency unpertinent ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “pertinent”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “pertinent”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “pertinent”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. == Catalan == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin pertinēns, pertinentem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [pər.tiˈne̞n] IPA(key): (Balearic) [pər.tiˈnent] IPA(key): (Central) [pər.tiˈnen] IPA(key): (Valencia) [peɾ.tiˈnent] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [per.tiˈnen] === Adjective === pertinent m or f (masculine and feminine plural pertinents) relevant, pertinent ==== Derived terms ==== pertinentment ==== Related terms ==== pertànyer pertinença pertinència === Further reading === “pertinent”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “pertinent”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “pertinent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “pertinent”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French pertinent (first attested circa 1300), borrowed from Latin pertinēns, pertinentem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pɛʁ.ti.nɑ̃/ === Adjective === pertinent (feminine pertinente, masculine plural pertinents, feminine plural pertinentes) pertinent; relevant raisons pertinentes ― relevant reasons judicious; justified ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === 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 === Borrowed from French pertinent, ultimately from Latin pertinēns, pertinentem. === Adjective === pertinent m or n (feminine singular pertinentă, masculine plural pertinenți, feminine/neuter plural pertinente) relevant ==== Declension ====