pernio

English

Etymology

Latin pernio.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈpɝnioʊ/, enPR: pûrnʹiō
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈpɜːniəʊ/

Noun

pernio (plural perniones or pernios)

1. (countable, uncountable) Synonym of chilblain

Synonyms

• chilblain
• perniosis

Usage notes

Of the major English dictionaries that enter pernio at all, most enter only perniones for the plural form. As with other words naturalized into English from ancient Latin or New Latin, the Latin plural inflection and the English plural inflection have both been used, and there is no general rule for which one is considered preferable, as preference varies by word, dictionary, academic field, and commentator (e.g., fibulae versus fibulas, formulae versus formulas, femora versus femurs).

Anagrams

• Perino, Pinero, norepi, opiner, orpine, pioner, porine, pornie, rip one, rope in

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Latin

Etymology

From perna (“gammon”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈper.ni.oː/, [ˈpɛr.ni.oː]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈper.ni.o/, [ˈpɛr.ni.ɔ]

Noun

perniō m (genitive perniōnis); third declension

1. A kibe on the foot, a chilblain

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	perniō	perniōnēs
Genitive	perniōnis	perniōnum
Dative	perniōnī	perniōnibus
Accusative	perniōnem	perniōnēs
Ablative	perniōne	perniōnibus
Vocative	perniō	perniōnēs

References

• pernio in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• pernio in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• pernio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette