petesso
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From petō (“I seek, aim, attack”) + -essō.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /peˈtes.soː/, [pɛˈt̪ɛs̠ːoː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /peˈtes.so/, [peˈt̪ɛsːo]
Verb edit
petessō (present infinitive petessere); third conjugation, no perfect or supine stem
- to strive after eagerly, pursue
- to strive after repeatedly
Conjugation edit
References edit
- “petesso”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “petesso”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers