LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird conjugation, no perfect or supine stems

perstruō

perstruō (present infinitive perstruere)
Classical[ˈpɛr.stru.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈpɛr.stru.o]

Meaning

  1. to build entirely.

Conjugation conjugation 3 perfect

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.perstruōperstruēbamperstruam———
2nd sg.perstruisperstruēbāsperstruēs———
3rd sg.perstruitperstruēbatperstruet———
1st pl.perstruimusperstruēbāmusperstruēmus———
2nd pl.perstruitisperstruēbātisperstruētis———
3rd pl.perstruuntperstruēbantperstruent———
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.perstruamperstruerem——
2nd sg.perstruāsperstruerēs——
3rd sg.perstruatperstrueret——
1st pl.perstruāmusperstruerēmus——
2nd pl.perstruātisperstruerētis——
3rd pl.perstruantperstruerent——
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.perstruorperstruēbarperstruar
2nd sg.perstrueris
perstruere
perstruēbāris
perstruēbāre
perstruēris
perstruēre
3rd sg.perstruiturperstruēbāturperstruētur
1st pl.perstruimurperstruēbāmurperstruēmur
2nd pl.perstruiminīperstruēbāminīperstruēminī
3rd pl.perstruunturperstruēbanturperstruentur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.perstruarperstruerer
2nd sg.perstruāris
perstruāre
perstruerēris
perstruerēre
3rd sg.perstruāturperstruerētur
1st pl.perstruāmurperstruerēmur
2nd pl.perstruāminīperstruerēminī
3rd pl.perstruanturperstruerentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.perstrueperstruere
pres. 2nd pl.perstruiteperstruiminī
fut. 2nd sg.perstruitōperstruitor
fut. 3rd sg.perstruitōperstruitor
fut. 2nd pl.perstruitōte—
fut. 3rd pl.perstruuntōperstruuntor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveperstruereperstruī
present participleperstruēns—
future participle—perstruendus
gerundperstruendī, perstruendō, perstruendum

per-strŭo, xi, ctum, 3, v. a.,
I. to build completely, build up: parietem in altitudinem, Vitr. 7, 4, 1.—
II. Trop.: falsitatem, Hilar. Op Hist. Fragm. 2, 30.

Origins

From per- + struō.

Quick answers

What does perstruō mean in Latin?
perstruō, a verb, means “to build entirely.”.
What are the principal parts of perstruō?
perstruō, perstruere (third conjugation, no perfect or supine stems).
How do you pronounce perstruō?
In classical Latin, [ˈpɛr.stru.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈpɛr.stru.o].