LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation

perdōnō

perdōnō (present infinitive perdōnāre, perfect active perdōnāvī, supine perdōnātum)

Meaning

  1. Late Latinto concede
  2. Late Latinto grant
  3. Late Latinto remit
  4. Late Latinto relinquish
  5. Late Latinto pardon, forgive
  6. Late Latinto give
  7. Late Latinto donate

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.perdōnōperdōnābamperdōnābōperdōnāvīperdōnāveramperdōnāverō
2nd sg.perdōnāsperdōnābāsperdōnābisperdōnāvistīperdōnāverāsperdōnāveris
3rd sg.perdōnatperdōnābatperdōnābitperdōnāvitperdōnāveratperdōnāverit
1st pl.perdōnāmusperdōnābāmusperdōnābimusperdōnāvimusperdōnāverāmusperdōnāverimus
2nd pl.perdōnātisperdōnābātisperdōnābitisperdōnāvistisperdōnāverātisperdōnāveritis
3rd pl.perdōnantperdōnābantperdōnābuntperdōnāvērunt
perdōnāvēre
perdōnāverantperdōnāverint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.perdōnemperdōnāremperdōnāverimperdōnāvissem
2nd sg.perdōnēsperdōnārēsperdōnāverīsperdōnāvissēs
3rd sg.perdōnetperdōnāretperdōnāveritperdōnāvisset
1st pl.perdōnēmusperdōnārēmusperdōnāverīmusperdōnāvissēmus
2nd pl.perdōnētisperdōnārētisperdōnāverītisperdōnāvissētis
3rd pl.perdōnentperdōnārentperdōnāverintperdōnāvissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.perdōnorperdōnābarperdōnābor
2nd sg.perdōnāris
perdōnāre
perdōnābāris
perdōnābāre
perdōnāberis
perdōnābere
3rd sg.perdōnāturperdōnābāturperdōnābitur
1st pl.perdōnāmurperdōnābāmurperdōnābimur
2nd pl.perdōnāminīperdōnābāminīperdōnābiminī
3rd pl.perdōnanturperdōnābanturperdōnābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.perdōnerperdōnārer
2nd sg.perdōnēris
perdōnēre
perdōnārēris
perdōnārēre
3rd sg.perdōnēturperdōnārētur
1st pl.perdōnēmurperdōnārēmur
2nd pl.perdōnēminīperdōnārēminī
3rd pl.perdōnenturperdōnārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.perdōnāperdōnāre
pres. 2nd pl.perdōnāteperdōnāminī
fut. 2nd sg.perdōnātōperdōnātor
fut. 3rd sg.perdōnātōperdōnātor
fut. 2nd pl.perdōnātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.perdōnantōperdōnantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveperdōnāreperdōnārī
perfect infinitiveperdōnāvisseperdōnātum esse
future infinitiveperdōnātūrum esseperdōnātum īrī
present participleperdōnāns—
perfect participle—perdōnātus
perdōnāta, perdōnātā, perdōnātae, perdōnātam, perdōnātārum, perdōnātās, perdōnātī, perdōnātōrum, perdōnātōs
future participleperdōnātūrus
perdōnātūra, perdōnātūrā, perdōnātūrae, perdōnātūram, perdōnātūrārum, perdōnātūrās, perdōnātūre, perdōnātūrī, perdōnātūrīs, perdōnātūrō, perdōnātūrōrum, perdōnātūrōs, perdōnātūrum
perdōnandus
gerundperdōnandī, perdōnandō, perdōnandumsupineperdōnātum, perdōnātū

Origins

From per- + dōnō. Attested between 350 and 500 CE in Romulus and numerous sources thereafter. Possibly calqued into Proto-Germanic as *fragebaną, or vice-versa.

Gallo-Romance
  • Frenchpardonnerfrom Old French pardoner
  • Romanianpardonafrom Old French pardoner
  • Englishpardonfrom Old French pardoner
  • Scotspardonfrom Old French pardoner
Insular Romance
  • Sardinianperdonare
  • Sardinianperdonai
Occitano-Romance
  • Catalanperdonar
  • Occitanperdonar
Ibero-Romance
  • Portugueseperdoarfrom Old Galician-Portuguese perdõar
  • Spanishperdonar
  • Asturianperdonar
  • Galicianperdoarfrom Old Galician-Portuguese perdõar
Italo-Romance
  • Italianperdonare
  • Dalmatianpardonar
  • Sicilianpirdunari
North Italian
  • Piedmontesepërdoné
  • Piedmontesepërdon
  • Romanshperdunar

In English words that came into English from perdōnō

  • pardonperdōnō

Quick answers

What does perdōnō mean in Latin?
perdōnō, a verb, means “to concede; to grant; to remit”.
What are the principal parts of perdōnō?
perdōnō, perdōnāre, perdōnāvī, perdōnātum (first conjugation).