pertendo

Latin

Etymology

From per- (through, along; during) +‎ tendō (stretch, strive for).

Pronunciation

Verb

pertendō (present infinitive pertendere, perfect active pertendī, supine pertēnsum); third conjugation

  1. to persevere or persist

Conjugation

References

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