perpetuo

See also: perpétuo, perpetuó, perpetúo, and perpetuò

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [pər.pəˈtu.u]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [pər.pəˈtu.o]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [peɾ.peˈtu.o]

Verb

perpetuo

1. first-person singular present indicative of perpetuar

Galician

Etymology

From Latin perpetuus.

Adjective

perpetuo (feminine perpetua, masculine plural perpetuos, feminine plural perpetuas)

1. perpetual

Derived terms

• perpetuamente

Related terms

• perpetuar
• perpetuidade

Further reading

• “perpetuo”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /perˈpɛ.tu.o/, /perˈpɛ.two/
• Rhymes: -ɛtuo, -ɛtwo
• Hyphenation: per‧pè‧tu‧o, per‧pè‧tuo

Etymology 1

From Latin perpetuus.

Adjective

perpetuo (feminine perpetua, masculine plural perpetui, feminine plural perpetue)

1. perpetual

Related terms

• moto perpetuo
• perpetuamente
• perpetuità

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

perpetuo

1. first-person singular present indicative of perpetuare

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /perˈpe.tu.oː/, [pɛrˈpɛt̪uoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /perˈpe.tu.o/, [perˈpɛːt̪uo]

Etymology 1

From perpetuus (“perpetual, continuous”) +‎ -ō.

Alternative forms

• perpetuē, perpetuum

Adverb

perpetuō (not comparable)

1. constantly
2. perpetually
3. merrilly

Etymology 2

From perpetuus (“perpetual, continuous”) +‎ -ō.

Verb

perpetuō (present infinitive perpetuāre, perfect active perpetuāvī, supine perpetuātum); first conjugation

1. To cause to continue uninterruptedly, to proceed with continually, to make perpetual, perpetuate

Conjugation

   Conjugation of perpetuō (first conjugation)

indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	perpetuō	perpetuās	perpetuat	perpetuāmus	perpetuātis	perpetuant
	imperfect	perpetuābam	perpetuābās	perpetuābat	perpetuābāmus	perpetuābātis	perpetuābant
	future	perpetuābō	perpetuābis	perpetuābit	perpetuābimus	perpetuābitis	perpetuābunt
	perfect	perpetuāvī	perpetuāvistī	perpetuāvit	perpetuāvimus	perpetuāvistis	perpetuāvērunt, perpetuāvēre
	pluperfect	perpetuāveram	perpetuāverās	perpetuāverat	perpetuāverāmus	perpetuāverātis	perpetuāverant
	future perfect	perpetuāverō	perpetuāveris	perpetuāverit	perpetuāverimus	perpetuāveritis	perpetuāverint
	sigmatic future1	perpetuāssō	perpetuāssis	perpetuāssit	perpetuāssimus	perpetuāssitis	perpetuāssint
passive	present	perpetuor	perpetuāris, perpetuāre	perpetuātur	perpetuāmur	perpetuāminī	perpetuantur
	imperfect	perpetuābar	perpetuābāris, perpetuābāre	perpetuābātur	perpetuābāmur	perpetuābāminī	perpetuābantur
	future	perpetuābor	perpetuāberis, perpetuābere	perpetuābitur	perpetuābimur	perpetuābiminī	perpetuābuntur
	perfect	perpetuātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	perpetuātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	perpetuātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	perpetuem	perpetuēs	perpetuet	perpetuēmus	perpetuētis	perpetuent
	imperfect	perpetuārem	perpetuārēs	perpetuāret	perpetuārēmus	perpetuārētis	perpetuārent
	perfect	perpetuāverim	perpetuāverīs	perpetuāverit	perpetuāverīmus	perpetuāverītis	perpetuāverint
	pluperfect	perpetuāvissem	perpetuāvissēs	perpetuāvisset	perpetuāvissēmus	perpetuāvissētis	perpetuāvissent
	sigmatic aorist1	perpetuāssim	perpetuāssīs	perpetuāssīt	perpetuāssīmus	perpetuāssītis	perpetuāssint
passive	present	perpetuer	perpetuēris, perpetuēre	perpetuētur	perpetuēmur	perpetuēminī	perpetuentur
	imperfect	perpetuārer	perpetuārēris, perpetuārēre	perpetuārētur	perpetuārēmur	perpetuārēminī	perpetuārentur
	perfect	perpetuātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	perpetuātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	perpetuā	—	—	perpetuāte	—
	future	—	perpetuātō	perpetuātō	—	perpetuātōte	perpetuantō
passive	present	—	perpetuāre	—	—	perpetuāminī	—
	future	—	perpetuātor	perpetuātor	—	—	perpetuantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		perpetuāre	perpetuāvisse	perpetuātūrum esse	perpetuārī	perpetuātum esse	perpetuātum īrī
participles		perpetuāns	—	perpetuātūrus	—	perpetuātus	perpetuandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		perpetuandī	perpetuandō	perpetuandum	perpetuandō	perpetuātum	perpetuātū

¹At least one use of the Old Latin "sigmatic future" and "sigmatic aorist" tenses is attested, which are used by Old Latin writers; most notably Plautus and Terence. The sigmatic future is generally ascribed a future or future perfect meaning, while the sigmatic aorist expresses a possible desire ("might want to").

Synonyms

• perpetuitō

Descendants

• English: perpetuate
• French: perpétuer

Etymology 3

Inflected form perpetuus.

Adjective

perpetuō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of perpetuus

References

• “perpetuo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “perpetuo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• perpetuo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Adjective

perpetuo (feminine perpetua, masculine plural perpetuos, feminine plural perpetuas)

1. Obsolete spelling of perpétuo.

Etymology 2

Verb

perpetuo

1. first-person singular present indicative of perpetuar

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin perpetuus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peɾˈpetwo/ [peɾˈpe.t̪wo]
• Rhymes: -etwo
• Syllabification: per‧pe‧tuo

Adjective

perpetuo (feminine perpetua, masculine plural perpetuos, feminine plural perpetuas)

1. perpetual

Derived terms

• cadena perpetua
• perpetuamente
• reclusión perpetua

Related terms

• perpetuar
• perpetuidad

Further reading

• “perpetuo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10