LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension one-termination adjective (non-i-stem)

pervetus

pervetus (genitive perveteris)
Classical[ˈpɛr.wɛ.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈpɛr.ve.tus]

Meaning

  1. one terminationvery old, aged, ancient
  2. one terminationvery long-standing

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepervetuspervetuspervetus
genitiveperveterisperveterisperveteris
dativeperveterīperveterīperveterī
accusativeperveteremperveterempervetus
ablativepervetereperveterepervetere
vocativepervetuspervetuspervetus
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeperveterēsperveterēspervetera
genitiveperveterumperveterumperveterum
dativeperveteribusperveteribusperveteribus
accusativeperveterīs
perveterēs
perveterīs
perveterēs
pervetera
ablativeperveteribusperveteribusperveteribus
vocativeperveterēsperveterēspervetera

per-vĕtus, ĕris, adj.,
I. very old: signum ligneum, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 3, § 7: oppidum, id. ib. 2, 4, 33, § 72: amicitia, id. Fam. 13, 17: epistula sed sero allata, id. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 4, § 14: vinum non pervetus, Cels. 5, 26, 30.

Origins

From per- + vetus.

Quick answers

What does pervetus mean in Latin?
pervetus, a adjective, means “very old, aged, ancient; very long-standing”.
How do you pronounce pervetus?
In classical Latin, [ˈpɛr.wɛ.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈpɛr.ve.tus].