adjectivethird-declension one-termination adjective
perpes
perpes (genitive perpetis)
Classical[ˈpɛr.pɛs]Ecclesiastical[ˈpɛr.pes]
Meaning
- one terminationcontinuous, uninterrupted, continual, perpetual
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | perpes | perpes | perpes |
| genitive | perpetis | perpetis | perpetis |
| dative | perpetī | perpetī | perpetī |
| accusative | perpetem | perpetem | perpes |
| ablative | perpetī perpete | perpetī perpete | perpetī perpete |
| vocative | perpes | perpes | perpes |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | perpetēs | perpetēs | — |
| genitive | perpetium | perpetium | perpetium |
| dative | perpetibus | perpetibus | perpetibus |
| accusative | perpetīs perpetēs | perpetīs perpetēs | — |
| ablative | perpetibus | perpetibus | perpetibus |
| vocative | perpetēs | perpetēs | — |
perpes, ĕtis, adj. like perpetuus, from per-peto,
I. lasting throughout, continuous, uninterrupted, continual, perpetual (anteand post-class.):
perpetem pro perpetuo dixerunt poëtae, Fest. p. 217 Müll.: luna proprio suo perpeti candore, App. de Deo Socr. init.: silentium, id. Flor. 3, p. 357, 27: rivus cruore fluebat perpeti, Prud. Cath. 10, 42.— B. Esp., of time, continuous, never ending, perpetual, entire, whole:
noctem perpetem, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 125; 2, 2, 100; id. Truc. 2, 2, 23: nocte perpeti, Just. 5, 7, 6; Capitol. Ver. 4: perpetem diem alternis pedibus insistunt, Sol. 52: per annum perpetem, Lact. Mort. Pers. 33 fin.: perpes aevi aeternitas, Jul. Val. Rer. Gest. Alex. M. 1, 34 Mai.— Hence, adv.: perpĕtim, constantly, without intermission, perpetually, App. Mag. p. 321, 5 (but in Plin. 20, 6, 21, § 44, the correct read. is perpetuo; v. Sillig ad h. l., and Hand, Turs. 4, p. 465).Origins
Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- Proto-Indo-European *péth₂eti Latin petō Proto-Indo-European *-s Latin -s Latin perpes From per- + petō + -s. Compare perpetuus.