perpétuo

See also: perpetuo, perpetuó, perpetúo, and perpetuò

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• perpetuo (obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin perpetuus.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /peʁˈpɛ.tu.u/ [pehˈpɛ.tʊ.u], (faster pronunciation) /peʁˈpɛ.twu/ [pehˈpɛ.twu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /peʁˈpɛ.tu.u/ [pehˈpɛ.tʊ.u], (faster pronunciation) /peʁˈpɛ.twu/ [pehˈpɛ.twu]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /peɾˈpɛ.tu.u/ [peɾˈpɛ.tʊ.u], (faster pronunciation) /peɾˈpɛ.twu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /peʁˈpɛ.tu.u/ [peχˈpɛ.tʊ.u], (faster pronunciation) /peʁˈpɛ.twu/ [peχˈpɛ.twu]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /peɻˈpɛ.tu.u/ [peɻˈpɛ.tʊ.u], (faster pronunciation) /peɻˈpɛ.twu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /peʁˈpɛ.tu.o/ [pehˈpɛ.tʊ.o], (faster pronunciation) /peʁˈpɛ.two/ [pehˈpɛ.two]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨɾˈpɛ.twu/

• Hyphenation: per‧pé‧tu‧o

Adjective

perpétuo (feminine perpétua, masculine plural perpétuos, feminine plural perpétuas)

1. perpetual, everlasting, eternal

Further reading

• “perpétuo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “perpétuo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026