adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective
perennis
perennis (neuter perenne, adverb perenne)
Classical[pɛˈrɛn.nɪs]Ecclesiastical[peˈrɛn.nis]
Meaning
- two terminationperennial
- two terminationcontinual, everlasting, perpetual
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
quī per omnēs annōs manetperennis -e — in Metamorphoses I, ch. 24
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | perennis | perennis | perenne perhenne |
| genitive | perennis | perennis | perennis |
| dative | perennī perhennī | perennī perhennī | perennī perhennī |
| accusative | perennem perhennem | perennem perhennem | perenne perhenne |
| ablative | perennī perhennī | perennī perhennī | perennī perhennī |
| vocative | perennis | perennis | perenne perhenne |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | perennēs perhennēs | perennēs perhennēs | perennia perhennia |
| genitive | perennium perhennium | perennium perhennium | perennium perhennium |
| dative | perennibus perhennibus | perennibus perhennibus | perennibus perhennibus |
| accusative | perennīs perennēs, perhennēs | perennīs perennēs, perhennēs | perennia perhennia |
| ablative | perennibus perhennibus | perennibus perhennibus | perennibus perhennibus |
| vocative | perennēs perhennēs | perennēs perhennēs | perennia perhennia |
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- aqua iugis, perennis
- a perpetual spring.
pĕrennis († pĕremnis, Inscr. Ann. p. Chr. 341 ap. Guattani Monum. Inedit. 1, 5, p. 39), e (
I. abl. sing. perenne, Ov. H. 8, 64; id. F. 3, 654), adj. per-annus, that lasts or continues the year through (post-Aug.):
aves perennes, that remain with us all the year round, Plin. 10, 25, 36, § 73.—II. Transf., everlasting, never failing, unceasing, perpetual, perennial (class.; cf.:
jugis, perpetuus): aquae, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 48, § 107; cf. Liv. 1, 21, 3: fons, Caes. B. G. 8, 43: amnis, Liv. 4, 30: rivi, Plin. Ep. 5, 6, 11: cursus stellarum, Cic. N. D. 2, 21, 56: vinum, i. e. that bears keeping, Col. 3, 2, 10: adamas, Ov. M. 15, 813: monumenta, id. F. 2, 265; of a person: super Astra ferar, id. M. 15, 875.—Comp.: exegi monumentum aere perennius, more lasting, more enduring, Hor. C. 3, 30, 1.—B. Trop., unfailing, uninterrupted, continual, perpetual, etc.:
lucrum, Plaut. Am. p. 16: perennis et contestata majorum virtus, Cic. Fl. 11, 25: continuata motio et perennis, id. Tusc. 1, 10, 22: loquacitas, id. de Or. 3, 48, 185: animus in rem publicam, id. Prov. Cons. 9, 23.—Hence, adv., in two forms, pĕrenne (post-Aug.) and pĕrennĭter (post-class.). A. pĕrenne.
1. Lit., all the year through, Col. 12, 18, 2.—
2. Transf., constantly, perpetually (postclass.):
abies perenne durabilis, Pall. 12, 15, 1: perenne vivax, Paul. Nol. Carm. 11, 68.— B. pĕrennĭter, constantly, continually, always, perpetually:
arbor frondens perenniter, Aug. Doctr. Christ. 2, 16: perenniter servare amicitias, Sid. Ep. 7, 9; Cod. Th. 7, 20, 2; Sol. 65.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
perennis e (abl sing. perenne, O.), adj. with comp.
per+annus, lasting throughout the year, everlasting, never failing, unceasing, perpetual, perennial : aquae: fons, Cs.: amnis, L.: cursus stellarum: adamas, O.: monumenta, O.: monumentum aere perennius, more enduring , H.—Fig., unfailing, uninterrupted, continual, perpetual : maiorum virtus: motio.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Proto-Italic *peri- Latin per- Proto-Indo-European *h₂et- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *h₂etnós Proto-Italic *atnos? Latin annus Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂der.? Proto-Italic *-is Latin -is Latin perennis From per- (“through”) + annus (“year”) + -is (adjectival suffix).
Descendants
- Catalanperenne
- Frenchpérenne
- Italianperenne
- Portugueseperene
- Romanianperen
- Spanishperenne
- Galicianperenne
In English words that came into English from perennis
- perennialperennis
- perennateperennō