obstina

Borrowed from French obstiné, from Latin obstinātus, past participle of obstinō (“set one's mind firmly upon, resolve”). Compare Italian ostinato, Portuguese and Spanish obstinado, Catalan obstinat. Doublet of ostinato.

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• IPA^(key): [obsˈtina]
• Rhymes: -ina
• Hyphenation: obs‧ti‧na

obstina (accusative singular obstinan, plural obstinaj, accusative plural obstinajn)

1. obstinate, stubborn

• Homophones: obstinas, obstinât

obstina

1. third-person singular past historic of obstiner

obstina

1. inflection of obstinar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Borrowed from French obstiner.

a obstina (third-person singular present obstinează, past participle obstinat) 1st conj.

1. to persist, to persevere

• IPA^(key): /obsˈtina/ [oβ̞sˈt̪i.na]
• Rhymes: -ina
• Syllabification: obs‧ti‧na

obstina

1. inflection of obstinar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative