persto

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈper.stoː/, [ˈpɛrs̠t̪oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈper.sto/, [ˈpɛrst̪o]

Verb

perstō (present infinitive perstāre, perfect active perstitī, future participle perstātūrus); first conjugation, no supine stem except in the future active participle, impersonal in the passive

1. to continue standing
2. to remain steadfast
3. to continue, persevere or persist

Conjugation

Conjugation of perstō (first conjugation, no supine stem except in the future active participle, impersonal in passive)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	perstō	perstās	perstat	perstāmus	perstātis	perstant
	imperfect	perstābam	perstābās	perstābat	perstābāmus	perstābātis	perstābant
	future	perstābō	perstābis	perstābit	perstābimus	perstābitis	perstābunt
	perfect	perstitī	perstitistī	perstitit	perstitimus	perstitistis	perstitērunt, perstitēre
	pluperfect	perstiteram	perstiterās	perstiterat	perstiterāmus	perstiterātis	perstiterant
	future perfect	perstiterō	perstiteris	perstiterit	perstiterimus	perstiteritis	perstiterint
passive	present	—	—	perstātur	—	—	—
	imperfect	—	—	perstābātur	—	—	—
	future	—	—	perstābitur	—	—	—
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	perstem	perstēs	perstet	perstēmus	perstētis	perstent
	imperfect	perstārem	perstārēs	perstāret	perstārēmus	perstārētis	perstārent
	perfect	perstiterim	perstiterīs	perstiterit	perstiterīmus	perstiterītis	perstiterint
	pluperfect	perstitissem	perstitissēs	perstitisset	perstitissēmus	perstitissētis	perstitissent
passive	present	—	—	perstētur	—	—	—
	imperfect	—	—	perstārētur	—	—	—
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	perstā	—	—	perstāte	—
	future	—	perstātō	perstātō	—	perstātōte	perstantō
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		perstāre	perstitisse	perstātūrum esse	perstārī	—	—
participles		perstāns	—	perstātūrus	—	—	perstandum
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		perstandī	perstandō	perstandum	perstandō	—	—

References

• “persto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “persto”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• persto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to abide by, persist in one's opinion: in sententia manere, permanere, perseverare, perstare
    
  • to persevere in one's resolve: in incepto or conatu perstare