pervetus

Latin

Etymology

From per- +‎ vetus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈper.u̯e.tus/, [ˈpɛru̯ɛt̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈper.ve.tus/, [ˈpɛrvet̪us]

Adjective

pervetus (genitive perveteris); third-declension one-termination adjective (non-i-stem)

1. very old, aged, ancient
2. very long-standing

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective (non-i-stem).

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	pervetus			perveterēs	pervetera
Genitive	perveteris			perveterum
Dative	perveterī			perveteribus
Accusative	perveterem	pervetus		perveterēs	pervetera
Ablative	pervetere			perveteribus
Vocative	pervetus			perveterēs	pervetera

References

• “pervetus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “pervetus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• pervetus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.