verbsecond conjugation, impersonal, optionally semi-deponent, no future active participle, no gerund
perlibet
perlibet (present infinitive perlibēre, perfect active perlibuit or perlibitus est, supine perlibitum)
Classical[ˈpɛr.lɪ.bɛt]Ecclesiastical[ˈpɛr.li.bet]
Meaning
- impersonalto be very pleasing; should like very much
Conjugation conjugation 2 deponent future
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | perlibet | perlibēbat | perlibēbit | perlibuit perlibitus est | perlibuerat perlibitus erat | perlibuerit perlibitus erit |
| 1st pl. | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | — | — | — | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | — | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | — | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | perlibeat | perlibēret | perlibuerit perlibitus sit | perlibuisset perlibitus esset |
| 1st pl. | — | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | — | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | — | — | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| fut. 3rd sg. | perlibētō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | perlibēre | — |
| perfect infinitive | perlibuisse perlibitum esse | — |
| future infinitive | perlibitum īre | — |
| present participle | perlibēns | — |
| perfect participle | perlibitus | — |
supineperlibitum, perlibitū
per-lĭbet or -lŭbet, ēre,
I. v. impers., it is very pleasing or agreeable, I should very much like:
colloqui, Plaut. Capt. 4, 2, 53: scire, id. Rud. 2, 3, 23.—Hence, perlĭ-bens (-lŭbens), entis, P. a., doing or seeing a thing very willingly, i. e. with good will or pleasure: ausculto perlubens, Plaut. Trin. 3, 3, 50; 4, 3, 34: me perlubente allisus est, to my great delight, Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 6, 6.—Hence, adv.: perlĭbenter (per-lŭbenter), very willingly, with great pleasure, Cic. Univ. 1; id. Att. 8, 14, 2; cf. id. Fam. 7, 14.Origins
Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Proto-Italic *peri- Latin per- Latin libet Latin perlibet From per- + libet.