What does perniteō mean in Latin?

perniteō, a verb, means “to shine brilliantly”.

What are the principal parts of perniteō?

perniteō, pernitēre, pernituī (second conjugation, no passive, no supine stem).

In classical Latin, [pɛrˈnɪ.te.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [perˈniː.te.o].

verbsecond conjugation, no passive, no supine stem

perniteō (present infinitive pernitēre, perfect active pernituī)

Classical[pɛrˈnɪ.te.oː]Ecclesiastical[perˈniː.te.o]

active indicative
form	present	imperfect	future	perfect	pluperfect	fut. perfect
1st sg.	perniteō	pernitēbam	pernitēbō	pernituī	pernitueram	pernituerō
2nd sg.	pernitēs	pernitēbās	pernitēbis	pernituistī	pernituerās	pernitueris
3rd sg.	pernitet	pernitēbat	pernitēbit	pernituit	pernituerat	pernituerit
1st pl.	pernitēmus	pernitēbāmus	pernitēbimus	pernituimus	pernituerāmus	pernituerimus
2nd pl.	pernitētis	pernitēbātis	pernitēbitis	pernituistis	pernituerātis	pernitueritis
3rd pl.	pernitent	pernitēbant	pernitēbunt	pernituērunt pernituēre	pernituerant	pernituerint

active subjunctive

active subjunctive
form	present	imperfect	perfect	pluperfect
1st sg.	perniteam	pernitērem	pernituerim	pernituissem
2nd sg.	perniteās	pernitērēs	pernituerīs	pernituissēs
3rd sg.	perniteat	pernitēret	pernituerit	pernituisset
1st pl.	perniteāmus	pernitērēmus	pernituerīmus	pernituissēmus
2nd pl.	perniteātis	pernitērētis	pernituerītis	pernituissētis
3rd pl.	perniteant	pernitērent	pernituerint	pernituissent

imperative

infinitives & participles

gerundpernitendī, pernitendō, pernitendum

per-nĭtĕo, ēre, v. n.,

I. to shine very much: corpora pernitent, Mel. 3, 9, 2.

Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Proto-Italic *peri- Latin per- Latin niteō Latin perniteō From per- + niteō (“shine”).