perpetuo
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /pəɾ.pəˈtu.o/
- (Central) IPA(key): /pər.pəˈtu.u/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /peɾ.peˈtu.o/
Verb
perpetuo
- first-person singular present indicative form of perpetuar
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /perˈpɛ.tu.o/, /perˈpɛ.two/[1]
- Rhymes: -ɛtuo, -ɛtwo
- Hyphenation: per‧pè‧tu‧o, per‧pè‧tuo
Etymology 1
From Latin perpetuus.
Adjective
perpetuo (feminine perpetua, masculine plural perpetui, feminine plural perpetue)
- perpetual
Related terms
- moto perpetuo
- perpetuamente
- perpetuità
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
perpetuo
- first-person singular present indicative of perpetuare
References
- perpetuo in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /perˈpe.tu.oː/, [pɛrˈpɛt̪uoː]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /perˈpe.tu.o/, [perˈpɛːt̪uo]
Etymology 1
From perpetuus (“perpetual, continuous”) + -ō.
Alternative forms
- perpetuē, perpetuum
Adverb
perpetuō (not comparable)
- constantly
- perpetually
Etymology 2
From perpetuus (“perpetual, continuous”) + -ō.
Verb
perpetuō (present infinitive perpetuāre, perfect active perpetuāvī, supine perpetuātum); first conjugation
- To cause to continue uninterruptedly, to proceed with continually, to make perpetual, perpetuate.
Conjugation
Conjugation of perpetuō (first conjugation) | |||||||
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indicative | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
active | present | perpetuō | perpetuās | perpetuat | perpetuāmus | perpetuātis | perpetuant |
imperfect | perpetuābam | perpetuābās | perpetuābat | perpetuābāmus | perpetuābātis | perpetuābant | |
future | perpetuābō | perpetuābis | perpetuābit | perpetuābimus | perpetuābitis | perpetuābunt | |
perfect | perpetuāvī | perpetuāvistī | perpetuāvit | perpetuāvimus | perpetuāvistis | perpetuāvērunt, perpetuāvēre | |
pluperfect | perpetuāveram | perpetuāverās | perpetuāverat | perpetuāverāmus | perpetuāverātis | perpetuāverant | |
future perfect | perpetuāverō | perpetuāveris | perpetuāverit | perpetuāverimus | perpetuāveritis | perpetuāverint | |
sigmatic future1 | perpetuāssō | perpetuāssis | perpetuāssit | perpetuāssimus | perpetuāssitis | perpetuāssint | |
passive | present | perpetuor | perpetuāris, perpetuāre | perpetuātur | perpetuāmur | perpetuāminī | perpetuantur |
imperfect | perpetuābar | perpetuābāris, perpetuābāre | perpetuābātur | perpetuābāmur | perpetuābāminī | perpetuābantur | |
future | perpetuābor | perpetuāberis, perpetuābere | perpetuābitur | perpetuābimur | perpetuābiminī | perpetuābuntur | |
perfect | perpetuātus + present active indicative of sum | ||||||
pluperfect | perpetuātus + imperfect active indicative of sum | ||||||
future perfect | perpetuātus + future active indicative of sum | ||||||
subjunctive | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
active | present | perpetuem | perpetuēs | perpetuet | perpetuēmus | perpetuētis | perpetuent |
imperfect | perpetuārem | perpetuārēs | perpetuāret | perpetuārēmus | perpetuārētis | perpetuārent | |
perfect | perpetuāverim | perpetuāverīs | perpetuāverit | perpetuāverīmus | perpetuāverītis | perpetuāverint | |
pluperfect | perpetuāvissem | perpetuāvissēs | perpetuāvisset | perpetuāvissēmus | perpetuāvissētis | perpetuāvissent | |
sigmatic aorist1 | perpetuāssim | perpetuāssīs | perpetuāssīt | perpetuāssīmus | perpetuāssītis | perpetuāssint | |
passive | present | perpetuer | perpetuēris, perpetuēre | perpetuētur | perpetuēmur | perpetuēminī | perpetuentur |
imperfect | perpetuārer | perpetuārēris, perpetuārēre | perpetuārētur | perpetuārēmur | perpetuārēminī | perpetuārentur | |
perfect | perpetuātus + present active subjunctive of sum | ||||||
pluperfect | perpetuātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum | ||||||
imperative | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
active | present | — | perpetuā | — | — | perpetuāte | — |
future | — | perpetuātō | perpetuātō | — | perpetuātōte | perpetuantō | |
passive | present | — | perpetuāre | — | — | perpetuāminī | — |
future | — | perpetuātor | perpetuātor | — | — | perpetuantor | |
non-finite forms | active | passive | |||||
present | perfect | future | present | perfect | future | ||
infinitives | perpetuāre | perpetuāvisse | perpetuātūrum esse | perpetuārī | perpetuātum esse | perpetuātum īrī | |
participles | perpetuāns | — | perpetuātūrus | — | perpetuātus | perpetuandus | |
verbal nouns | gerund | supine | |||||
genitive | dative | accusative | ablative | accusative | ablative | ||
perpetuandī | perpetuandō | perpetuandum | perpetuandō | perpetuātum | perpetuātū |
1At least one use of the archaic "sigmatic future" and "sigmatic aorist" tenses is attested, which are used by Old Latin writers; most notably Plautus and Terence. The sigmatic future is generally ascribed a future or future perfect meaning, while the sigmatic aorist expresses a possible desire ("might want to").
Synonyms
- perpetuitō
Descendants
- English: perpetuate
- French: perpétuer
Etymology 3
Inflected form perpetuus.
Adjective
perpetuō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of perpetuus
References
- “perpetuo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “perpetuo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- perpetuo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
Portuguese
Adjective
perpetuo (feminine perpetua, masculine plural perpetuos, feminine plural perpetuas)
- Obsolete spelling of perpétuo
Verb
perpetuo
- first-person singular present indicative of perpetuar
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin perpetuus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /peɾˈpetwo/ [peɾˈpe.t̪wo]
- Rhymes: -etwo
- Syllabification: per‧pe‧tuo
Adjective
perpetuo (feminine perpetua, masculine plural perpetuos, feminine plural perpetuas)
- perpetual
Derived terms
- cadena perpetua
- reclusión perpetua
Related terms
- perpetuar
Further reading
- “perpetuo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014