Oxford Latin Dictionary
Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, 1336.pereō on page 1336
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perīre to perish
perīre is a Latin Verb that primarily means to perish.
Definitions for perīre
Wheelock's Latin
Verb
- 1
to pass away, be destroyed , perish
Oxford Latin Dictionary
Verb
- 1
To pass from view, vanish, disappear. (b) (of wealth, qualities, etc.) to be lost, disappear (often w. dat. of disadvantage).
- 2
To be spent, used, performed, etc., to no purpose, be squandered, go to waste; ~it opera, it is a waste of one's trouble. (b) (of time, opportunities) to be lost or wasted. (c) (of a sound) to go unheard, be lost.
- 3
(of persons) To perish, die. (b) (in asseverations) ~eam si (nisi).., may I die if (if not).. (c) (hyberb.) to be dead with pain, discomfort, or sim.
- 4
(hyberb.) To pine away, die (from an emotion); (spec.) to be madly in love (w. abl. or acc. of person loved).
- 5
(of persons, hyperb.) To be ruined or done for; (exclam.) ~ii! (~iimus!), I am (we are) lost! it is all over with me (us)! (sts. in weakened sense, merely expr. surprise: good Lord! dear me!).
Sentences with perīre
Latin to English
Sī in fīnēs hostium hōc tempore eat, paucīs hōrīs pereat.Compare If he should go into the territory of the enemy at this time, he would perish in a few hours.
Pereant qui ante nos nostra dixerunt.Compare Perish those who said what we are saying before we did!
Urbem venalem et mature periturum, si emptorem invenerit.Compare A venal city destined to perish as soon as it finds a buyer.
Seseque i perire mavolunt ibidem quam cum stupro redire ad suos popularis. [Bellum Poenicum]Compare They would rather perish on the spot than go back in disgrace to their countrymen.
A crudele genus nec fidum femina nomen! a pereat, didicit fallere si qua virum.Compare O cruel, faithless race of women! May they perish who have learned to betray a husband.
Doleo, doleo, Patres conscriptus, res publica brevis tempus pereo.Compare I was grieving, I was grieving, conscript Fathers, that the republic was about shortly to perish.
Trecenti sex pereo invenio, unus relinquo.Compare I find that three hundred and six perished, that one was left.
Conjugation table for perīre
Cactus2000
| ACTIVE | |
| Indicative present | Indicative imperfect |
| pereō perīs perit perīmus perītis pereunt | perībam perībās perībat perībāmus perībātis perībant |
| Indicative perfect | Indicative pluperfect |
| periī / perīvī perīstī / perīvistī periit / perīvit periimus perīstis periērunt / perēre | perieram perierās perierat perierāmus perierātis perierant |
| Indicative future | Indicative future perfect |
| perībō perībis perībit perībimus perībitis perībunt | perierō perieris perierit perierimus perieritis perierint |
| Subjunctive present | Subjunctive imperfect |
| peream pereās pereat pereāmus pereātis pereant | perīrem perīrēs perīret perīrēmus perīrētis perīrent |
| Subjunctive perfect | Subjunctive pluperfect |
| perierim perieris perierit perierimus perieritis perierint | perīssem perīssēs perīsset perīssēmus perīssētis perīssent |
Infinitive present perīre Infinitive perfect perisse / periīsse Infinitive future peritūrum esse | Imperative present perī perīte Imperative future perītō perītō perītōte pereuntō |
| Indicative present | Indicative imperfect |
| - - perītur - - - | - - perībātur - - - |
| Indicative perfect | Indicative pluperfect |
| - - peritus est - - - | - - peritus erat - - - |
| Indicative future | Indicative future perfect |
| - - perībitur - - - | - - peritus erit - - - |
| Subjunctive present | Subjunctive imperfect |
| - - pereātur - - - | - - perīrētur - - - |
| Subjunctive perfect | Subjunctive pluperfect |
| - - peritus sit - - - | - - peritus esset - - - |
Infinitive present perīrī Infinitive perfect peritum esse Infinitive future peritum īrī | Imperative present - - Imperative future - perītō - - |
| PARTICIPLE | ||
| Participle present active | ||
| Nom. | periēns | pereuntēs |
| Gen. | pereuntis | pereuntium |
| Dat. | pereuntī | pereuntibus |
| Acc. | pereuntem | pereuntēs |
| Abl. | pereunte | pereuntibus |
| Participle future active | ||
| Nom. | peritūrus | peritūrī |
| Gen. | peritūrī | peritūrōrum |
| Dat. | peritūrō | peritūrīs |
| Acc. | peritūrum | peritūrōs |
| Abl. | peritūrō | peritūrīs |
| Participle perfect passive | ||
| Nom. | peritus | peritī |
| Gen. | peritī | peritōrum |
| Dat. | peritō | peritīs |
| Acc. | peritum | peritōs |
| Abl. | peritō | peritīs |
| Gerundive | ||
| Nom. | pereundus | pereundī |
| Gen. | pereundī | pereundōrum |
| Dat. | pereundō | pereundīs |
| Acc. | pereundum | pereundōs |
| Abl. | pereundō | pereundīs |
| Gerund | Supine | |
| Nom. | perīre | peritum |
| Gen. | pereundī | peritū |
| Dat. | pereundō | |
| Acc. | pereundum | |
| Abl. | pereundō | |
Data sources
Notes
- Definitions
- Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 264.
- P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 1336.
- Word frequencies
- Christopher Francese, "Latin Core Vocabulary," Dickinson College Commentaries, last modified 2014, http://dcc.dickinson.edu.
- Paul B. Diederich, The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings, PhD diss., (Columbia University, 1939).
- Louis Delatte, Suzanne Govaerts, Joseph Denooz, and Etienne Evrard, Dictionnaire fréquentiel et index inverse de la langue latine [Frequency Dictionary and Inverse Index of the Latin Language] (Liège, Belgium: Laboratoire d'analyse statistique des langues anciennes de l'Université de Liège [L.A.S.L.A.], 1981): 121.
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Citation
Chicago (17th ed.)
Allo Contributors. "pereō, perīre, periī, peritum (v.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed November 22, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/pereo-perire-perii-peritum.
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Wheelock's Latin
Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 264.pereō, perīre, periī, peritum on page 264
