perpes
Latin
Etymology
From per- + petō. Compare perpetuus.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈper.pes/, [ˈpɛrpɛs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈper.pes/, [ˈpɛrpes]
Adjective
perpes (genitive perpetis); third-declension one-termination adjective
- continuous, uninterrupted, continual, perpetual
Declension
Third-declension one-termination adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| Nominative | perpes | perpetēs | — | ||
| Genitive | perpetis | perpetium | |||
| Dative | perpetī | perpetibus | |||
| Accusative | perpetem | perpes | perpetēs | — | |
| Ablative | perpetī | perpetibus | |||
| Vocative | perpes | perpetēs | — | ||
References
- “perpes”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- perpes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- (ambiguous) to be ready to endure anything: omnia perpeti paratum esse
- (ambiguous) to be ready to endure anything: omnia perpeti paratum esse
- 3rd Declension Adjectives: Case Forms of Consonant Stems in Meagan Ayer, Allen and Greenough’s New Latin Grammar for Schools and Colleges. Carlisle, Pennsylvania: Dickinson College Commentaries, 2014.
Middle English
Noun
perpes
- Alternative form of porpeys