perpetua

See also: perpetuá, perpetúa, perpétua, perpetuà, perpètua, and Perpetua

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [pər.pəˈtu.ə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [peɾ.peˈtu.a]

Verb

perpetua

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Ido

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /perˈpetua/

Adjective

perpetua

1. perpetual

Derived terms

• perpetueso

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Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /perˈpɛ.twa/, /perˈpɛ.tu.a/
• Hyphenation: per‧pè‧tua, per‧pè‧tu‧a

Etymology 1

Named after Perpetua, Don Abbondio's gossipy servant from Alessandro Manzoni's The Betrothed.

Noun

perpetua f (plural perpetue)

1. a priest's housekeeper

   Hypernyms: domestica, donna di servizio, governante

2. (by extension, humorous) an aged talkative housekeeper

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

perpetua

1. (deprecated template usage) Feminine singular of adjective perpetuo.

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

perpetua

1. third-person singular present indicative of perpetuare
2. second-person singular imperative of perpetuare

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Latin

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) perpetua

1. nominative feminine singular of perpetuus
2. nominative neuter plural of perpetuus
3. accusative neuter plural of perpetuus
4. vocative feminine singular of perpetuus
5. nominative neuter plural of perpetuus

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) perpetuā

1. ablative feminine singular of perpetuus

References

• “perpetua”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

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Portuguese

Adjective

perpetua

1. (deprecated template usage) Feminine singular of adjective perpetuo.

Verb

perpetua

1. Template:pt-verb-form-of

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peɾˈpetwa/ [peɾˈpe.t̪wa]

Adjective

perpetua

1. (deprecated template usage) Feminine singular of adjective perpetuo.