perpetuus

See also: Perpetuus

Latin

Etymology

per- +‎ petō +‎ -uus

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /perˈpe.tu.us/, [pɛrˈpɛ.tʊ.ʊs]

Adjective

perpetuus (feminine perpetua, neuter perpetuum, comparative perpetuior, superlative perpetuissimus); first/second declension

  1. perpetual, continuous, uninterrupted

Declension

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative perpetuus perpetua perpetuum perpetuī perpetuae perpetua
Genitive perpetuī perpetuae perpetuī perpetuōrum perpetuārum perpetuōrum
Dative perpetuō perpetuae perpetuō perpetuīs perpetuīs perpetuīs
Accusative perpetuum perpetuam perpetuum perpetuōs perpetuās perpetua
Ablative perpetuō perpetuā perpetuō perpetuīs perpetuīs perpetuīs
Vocative perpetue perpetua perpetuum perpetuī perpetuae perpetua

Derived terms
  • ad perpetuam
  • ad perpetuum
  • ēdictum perpetuum
  • in perpetuō
  • in perpetuum
  • in perpetuum dīcam
  • in perpetuum modum
  • ōrātiō perpetua
  • perpetuae vaccae
  • perpetua fulmina
  • perpetua historia
  • perpetuālis (adjective)
    • perpetuāliter
  • perpetuālis (noun)
  • perpetuārius
    • perpetuārius colōnus
  • perpetuē
  • perpetuitās
  • perpetuitō
  • perpetuītus
  • perpetuō (adverb)
  • perpetuō (verb)
  • perpetuum (adverb)
  • perpetuum (noun)
  • perpetuum fēnus
  • Perpetuus
  • perpetuus modus
  • quaestiō perpetua
  • sūmptūs perpetuī

Descendants

References
  • perpĕtŭus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • PERPETUUS in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • perpetuus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • for ever: in perpetuum
    • a continuous discourse: oratio perpetua
    • current expenses: sumptus perpetui (Off. 2. 12. 42)
    • simple interests: perpetuum fenus (Att. 5. 21. 13)
    • the standing commissions of inquiry: quaestiones perpetuae (Brut. 27. 106)
    • to say once for all: ut semel or in perpetuum dicam
  • perpĕtŭus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette, pages 1,156–1,157
  • “perpetuus” on page 1,351 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)
  • perpetuus in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 10.01.12) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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