pertento
Latin
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [pɛrˈtɛn.toː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [perˈt̪ɛn̪.t̪o]
Verb
pertentō (present infinitive pertentāre, perfect active pertentāvī, supine pertentātum); first conjugation
- to test, try, experiment
- to explore thoroughly
Conjugation
Conjugation of pertentō (first conjugation)
References
- “pertento”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “pertento”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- pertento in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.