verbfirst conjugation
perpetuō1
perpetuō (present infinitive perpetuāre, perfect active perpetuāvī, supine perpetuātum)
Classical[pɛrˈpɛ.tu.oː]Ecclesiastical[perˈpɛː.tu.o]
Meaning
- To cause to continue uninterruptedly, to proceed with continually, to make perpetual, perpetuate
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | perpetuō | perpetuābam | perpetuābō | perpetuāvī | perpetuāveram | perpetuāverō perpetuārō |
| 2nd sg. | perpetuās | perpetuābās | perpetuābis | perpetuāvistī perpetuāstī | perpetuāverās perpetuārās | perpetuāveris |
| 3rd sg. | perpetuat | perpetuābat | perpetuābit | perpetuāvit | perpetuāverat perpetuārat | perpetuāverit perpetuārit |
| 1st pl. | perpetuāmus | perpetuābāmus | perpetuābimus | perpetuāvimus | perpetuāverāmus | perpetuāverimus perpetuārimus |
| 2nd pl. | perpetuātis | perpetuābātis | perpetuābitis | perpetuāvistis perpetuāstis | perpetuāverātis perpetuārātis | perpetuāveritis perpetuāritis |
| 3rd pl. | perpetuant | perpetuābant | perpetuābunt | perpetuāvērunt perpetuāvēre, perpetuārunt | perpetuāverant perpetuārant | perpetuāverint perpetuārint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | perpetuem | perpetuārem | perpetuāverim perpetuārim | perpetuāvissem perpetuāssem |
| 2nd sg. | perpetuēs | perpetuārēs | perpetuāverīs | perpetuāvissēs perpetuāssēs |
| 3rd sg. | perpetuet | perpetuāret | perpetuāverit perpetuārit | perpetuāvisset perpetuāsset |
| 1st pl. | perpetuēmus | perpetuārēmus | perpetuāverīmus perpetuārīmus | perpetuāvissēmus perpetuāssēmus |
| 2nd pl. | perpetuētis | perpetuārētis | perpetuāverītis perpetuārītis | perpetuāvissētis perpetuāssētis |
| 3rd pl. | perpetuent | perpetuārent | perpetuāverint perpetuārint | perpetuāvissent perpetuāssent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | perpetuor | perpetuābar | perpetuābor |
| 2nd sg. | perpetuāris perpetuāre | perpetuābāris perpetuābāre | perpetuāberis perpetuābere |
| 3rd sg. | perpetuātur | perpetuābātur | perpetuābitur |
| 1st pl. | perpetuāmur | perpetuābāmur | perpetuābimur |
| 2nd pl. | perpetuāminī | perpetuābāminī | perpetuābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | perpetuantur | perpetuābantur | perpetuābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | perpetuer | perpetuārer |
| 2nd sg. | perpetuēris perpetuēre | perpetuārēris perpetuārēre |
| 3rd sg. | perpetuētur | perpetuārētur |
| 1st pl. | perpetuēmur | perpetuārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | perpetuēminī | perpetuārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | perpetuentur | perpetuārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | perpetuā | perpetuāre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | perpetuāte | perpetuāminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | perpetuātō | perpetuātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | perpetuātō | perpetuātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | perpetuātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | perpetuantō | perpetuantor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | perpetuāre | perpetuārī |
| perfect infinitive | perpetuāvisse perpetuāsse | perpetuātum esse |
| future infinitive | perpetuātūrum esse | perpetuātum īrī |
| present participle | perpetuāns | — |
| perfect participle | — | perpetuātus perpetuāta, perpetuātā, perpetuātae, perpetuātam, perpetuātārum, perpetuātās, perpetuātī, perpetuātōrum, perpetuātōs |
| future participle | perpetuātūrus perpetuātūra, perpetuātūrā, perpetuātūrae, perpetuātūram, perpetuātūrārum, perpetuātūrās, perpetuātūre, perpetuātūrī, perpetuātūrīs, perpetuātūrō, perpetuātūrōrum, perpetuātūrōs, perpetuātūrum | perpetuandus perpetuanda, perpetuandā, perpetuandae, perpetuandam, perpetuandārum, perpetuandās, perpetuande, perpetuandīs, perpetuandōrum, perpetuandōs |
gerundperpetuandī, perpetuandō, perpetuandumsupineperpetuātum, perpetuātū
perpĕtŭo, āvi, ātum (old
I. perf. subj. perpetuassint, Enn. Ann. 322), 1, v. a. perpetuus, to cause a thing to continue uninterruptedly, to proceed with continually, to make perpetual, perpetuate (rare but class.): libertatem ut perpetuassint, Enn. ap. Non. 150, 30 (Ann. v. 322 Vahl.):
amator qui perpetuat data, Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 72: ut si cui sit infinitus spiritus datus, tamen eum perpetuare verba nolimus, Cic. de Or. 3, 46, 181: judicum potestatem perpetuandam ... putavit, id. Sull. 22, 64: di te perpetuent, may the gods preserve you! a form of salutation addressed to the emperors, Lampr. Alex. Sev. 6.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
perpetuō —, —, āre
perpetuus, to cause to continue, perpetuate : verba, talk without pausing : iudicum potestas perpetuanda.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Proto-Italic *peri- Latin per- Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- Proto-Indo-European *péth₂eti Latin petō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Italic *-wos Latin -uus Latin perpetuus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin perpetuō From perpetuus (“perpetual, continuous”) + -ō.
Descendants
- Englishperpetuate
- Frenchperpétuer