Latin edit

Etymology edit

From per- +‎ serpō.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

perserpō (present infinitive perserpere, perfect active perserpsī); third conjugation, no passive, no supine stem

  1. to creep perpetually, crawl

Conjugation edit

   Conjugation of perserpō (third conjugation, no supine stem, active only)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present perserpō perserpis perserpit perserpimus perserpitis perserpunt
imperfect perserpēbam perserpēbās perserpēbat perserpēbāmus perserpēbātis perserpēbant
future perserpam perserpēs perserpet perserpēmus perserpētis perserpent
perfect perserpsī perserpsistī perserpsit perserpsimus perserpsistis perserpsērunt,
perserpsēre
pluperfect perserpseram perserpserās perserpserat perserpserāmus perserpserātis perserpserant
future perfect perserpserō perserpseris perserpserit perserpserimus perserpseritis perserpserint
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present perserpam perserpās perserpat perserpāmus perserpātis perserpant
imperfect perserperem perserperēs perserperet perserperēmus perserperētis perserperent
perfect perserpserim perserpserīs perserpserit perserpserīmus perserpserītis perserpserint
pluperfect perserpsissem perserpsissēs perserpsisset perserpsissēmus perserpsissētis perserpsissent
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present perserpe perserpite
future perserpitō perserpitō perserpitōte perserpuntō
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives perserpere perserpsisse
participles perserpēns
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
perserpendī perserpendō perserpendum perserpendō

References edit

  • perserpo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • perserpo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.