LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adverb

perdiū

perdiū (not comparable)
Classical[ˈpɛr.di.uː]Ecclesiastical[ˈpɛr.di.u]

Meaning

  1. not comparablefor very long

per-dĭu, adv.,
I. for a great while, very long (rare but class.), Varr. R. R. 1, 58: perdiu nihil eram auditurus, Cic. Att. 3, 22, 4; id. de Or. 1, 2, 8.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Proto-Italic *peri- Latin per- Proto-Indo-European *dyew- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws Proto-Italic *djowe ▲ Latin diēsinflu.? Latin diū Latin perdiū From per- + diū.

Quick answers

What does perdiū mean in Latin?
perdiū, a adverb, means “for very long”.
How do you pronounce perdiū?
In classical Latin, [ˈpɛr.di.uː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈpɛr.di.u].