pervinco
Latin
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /perˈu̯in.koː/, [pɛrˈu̯ɪŋkoː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /perˈvin.ko/, [perˈviŋko]
Verb
pervincō (present infinitive pervincere, perfect active pervīcī, supine pervictum); third conjugation
- I conquer completely, gain a complete victory.
- I carry a point, maintain an opinion.
- I surpass, outdo, exceed.
- I induce or prevail upon with great effort; effect or bring about with much labor.
- I prove, demonstrate
Conjugation
Descendants
- Romanian: previnge
References
- “pervinco”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “pervinco”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- pervinco in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.