pertinentis

Pertinentis is a Latin term that functions as the genitive singular form of the present active participle pertinens, meaning “pertaining to” or “relevant.” It forms part of a family of Latin participles derived from the verb pertinere, “to pertain” or “to relate.”

Etymology and form: The root is pertinere, and the present participle stem is pertinens. In declined form, the genitive singular ends in -is, giving pertinentis. As a participial adjective, pertinentis would be used to indicate a relationship to another noun, typically within Latin phrases or clauses.

Usage and context: Pertinentis is encountered mainly in classical, medieval, and ecclesiastical Latin texts, especially in legal, scholastic, or rhetorical passages where precision about relevance or relation is important. In most modern English-language contexts, the Latin term is not commonly used by itself; rather, the English adjective pertinent or the noun pertinence are employed. When Latin quotations appear in scholarly works, pertinentis may appear as part of a larger phrase describing what is relevant or pertaining to a specified matter.

Relation to related terms: The word is etymologically connected to pertinere and to the English words pertinent and pertinence, which carry similar meanings in contemporary usage. The form pertinentis is primarily a grammatical variant encountered in Latin rather than a standalone term in modern discourse.

See also: Pertinere, pertinens, pertinence, Latin grammar of participles.