perir

perir

See also: périr

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin perīre.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /pəˈɾi/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /peˈɾiɾ/

Verb

perir (first-person singular present pereixo, past participle perit)

1. (intransitive) to perish

Conjugation

Conjugation of perir (third conjugation with -eix- infix)

infinitive			perir
present participle			perint
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		perit		perida
		plural		perits		perides
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	pereixo	pereixes	pereix	perim	periu	pereixen
	imperfect	peria	peries	peria	períem	períeu	perien
	future	periré	periràs	perirà	perirem	perireu	periran
	preterite	perí	perires	perí	perírem	períreu	periren
	conditional	periria	periries	periria	periríem	periríeu	peririen
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	pereixi	pereixis	pereixi	perim	periu	pereixin
	imperfect	perís	perissis	perís	períssim	períssiu	perissin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
		—	pereix	pereixi	perim	periu	pereixin

Derived terms

• perperir
• perible

References

• “perir” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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Old French

Etymology

From Latin perīre, present active infinitive of pereō (with conjugation influenced by Vulgar Latin *perēscō).

Verb

perir

1. to die; to perish

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a second-group verb (ending in -ir, with an -iss- infix). Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of perir (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		perir			avoir peri
gerund		en perissant			Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle		perissant
past participle		peri
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	peris	peris	perist	perissons	perissez	perissent
	imperfect	perissoie, perisseie	perissoies, perisseies	perissoit, perisseit	perissiiens, perissiens	perissiiez, perissiez	perissoient, perisseient
	preterite	peri	peris	peri	perimes	peristes	perirent
	future	perirai	periras	perira	perirons	periroiz, perireiz, perirez	periront
	conditional	periroie, perireie	periroies, perireies	periroit, perireit	peririiens, peririens	peririiez, peririez	periroient, perireient
compound tenses	present perfect	Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	past anterior	Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	future perfect	Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	conditional perfect	Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive		que jo	que tu	qu’il	que nos	que vos	qu’il
simple tenses	present	perisse	perisses	perisse	perissons	perissez	perissent
	imperfect	perisse	perisses	perist	perissons, perissiens	perissoiz, perissez, perissiez	perissent
compound tenses	past	Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	peris	—	perissons	perissez	—

Descendants

• → Middle English: perishen
  • English: perish
• Middle French: perir
  • French: périr

References

• Etymology and history of “périr”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.