perenne

See also: pérenne

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin perennis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [pəˈɾɛn.nə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [pəˈɾen.nə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [peˈɾen.ne]

Adjective

perenne m or f (masculine and feminine plural perennes)

1. perennial

Derived terms

• perennement
• perennifoli

Related terms

• any

Further reading

• “perenne” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin perennis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peˈrɛn.ne/
• Rhymes: -ɛnne
• Hyphenation: pe‧rèn‧ne

Adjective

perenne (plural perenni)

1. perennial, eternal, perpetual, never-ending, undying

   Synonyms: eterno, perpetuo, continuo, imperituro

Derived terms

• perennemente
• perennità

Related terms

• anno

Noun

perenne f (plural perenni)

1. (botany) perennial

   Synonym: pianta perenne

Latin

Adverb

perenne (not comparable)

1. all year, year-round
2. constantly, perpetually
   • 8 CE, Ovid, Fasti 3.654:

     amne perenne latēns Annā Perennā vocor.

     Hidden perpetually by the current, I am called Anna Perenna.
     (The ancient Romans celebrated the festival of river goddess Anna Perenna on the Ides of March.)

References

• “perenne”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• perenne in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Portuguese

Adjective

perenne m or f (plural perennes)

1. Obsolete spelling of perene.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin perennis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peˈɾenne/ [peˈɾẽn.ne]
• Rhymes: -enne
• Syllabification: pe‧ren‧ne

Adjective

perenne m or f (masculine and feminine plural perennes)

1. perennial

Derived terms

• de hoja perenne
• perennemente

 

Related terms

• año

 

Further reading

• “perenne”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014