verbthird conjugation, no passive, no supine stem
persistō
persistō (present infinitive persistere, perfect active perstitī)
Classical[pɛrˈsɪs.toː]Ecclesiastical[perˈsis.to]
Meaning
- intransitiveto persist, continue steadfastly
- intransitiveto remain
Conjugation conjugation 3 no-supine
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | persistō | persistēbam | persistam | perstitī | perstiteram | perstiterō |
| 2nd sg. | persistis | persistēbās | persistēs | perstitistī | perstiterās | perstiteris |
| 3rd sg. | persistit | persistēbat | persistet | perstitit | perstiterat | perstiterit |
| 1st pl. | persistimus | persistēbāmus | persistēmus | perstitimus | perstiterāmus | perstiterimus |
| 2nd pl. | persistitis | persistēbātis | persistētis | perstitistis | perstiterātis | perstiteritis |
| 3rd pl. | persistunt | persistēbant | persistent | perstitērunt perstitēre | perstiterant | perstiterint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | persistam | persisterem | perstiterim | perstitissem |
| 2nd sg. | persistās | persisterēs | perstiterīs | perstitissēs |
| 3rd sg. | persistat | persisteret | perstiterit | perstitisset |
| 1st pl. | persistāmus | persisterēmus | perstiterīmus | perstitissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | persistātis | persisterētis | perstiterītis | perstitissētis |
| 3rd pl. | persistant | persisterent | perstiterint | perstitissent |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | persiste | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | persistite | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | persistitō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | persistitō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | persistitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | persistuntō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | persistere | — |
| perfect infinitive | perstitisse | — |
| present participle | persistēns | — |
gerundpersistendī, persistendō, persistendum
per-sisto, stĭti, 3, v. n.,
I. to continue steadfastly, to persist (rare):
si perstiteris ad corpus ea referre, Cic. Fin. 2, 33, 107 fin.: in impudentiā, Liv. 38, 14, 11: in luxuriā, Treb. Poll. Gall. 4, 2: in oratione persistens cum lacrymis, Vulg. Tob. 3, 11: divulsusque triens prohibet persistere bessem, to remain, permanere, Aus. Ecl. 1, 22.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
per-sistō —, —, ere,
to abide, persist: in impudentiā, L.—(For perf. system see persto).
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Proto-Italic *peri- Latin per- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti Proto-Italic *sistō Latin sistō Latin persistō From per- + sistō.
Descendants
- Catalanpersistir
- Englishpersist
- Frenchpersister
- Italianpersistere
- Portuguesepersistir
- Romanianpersista
- Spanishpersistir
- Galicianpersistir
- Piedmontesepërsiste
- Sicilianpirsìstiri
In English words that came into English from persistō
- persistentpersistēns
- persistpersistō
- persistencepersistēns