LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst/second-declension participle

perfūsus

perfūsus (feminine perfūsa, neuter perfūsum)

Meaning

  1. participleperfused, suffused, soaked, overspread, coated, wet
    “[...] perfūsus saniē vittās ātrōque venēnō [...].” “[The serpents attack Laocoön:] his priestly bands soaked with blood and dark venom ….”29 BCE – 19 BCE, Vergilius, Aeneis 2.221
  2. participlebathed, bedewed, sprinkled, moistened
  3. participleimbued

perfūsus, a, um, Part., from perfundo.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Proto-Italic *peri- Latin per- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰewd- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰunédti Proto-Italic *hundō Latin fundō Latin perfundō Latin perfūsus Perfect passive participle of perfundō.

Quick answers

What does perfūsus mean in Latin?
perfūsus, a verb, means “perfused, suffused, soaked, overspread, coated, wet; bathed, bedewed, sprinkled, moistened; imbued”.
What are the principal parts of perfūsus?
perfūsus, perfūsa, perfūsum (first/second-declension participle).