perennare

Italian

Etymology

Diachronically from Latin perennō. By surface analysis, perenne (perennial) + -are (1st conjugation verbal suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pe.renˈna.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: pe‧ren‧nà‧re

Verb

perennàre (first-person singular present perènno, first-person singular past historic perennài, past participle perennàto, auxiliary (transitive) avére or (intransitive) èssere)

  1. (transitive, literary, rare) to perpetuate
    Synonym: perpetuare
  2. (intransitive, botany) to be perennial (of plants) [auxiliary essere]
    Synonym: perennizzare

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Derived terms

Further reading

  • perennare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Pronunciation

Verb

perennāre

  1. second-person singular present passive indicative of perennō
  2. second-person singular present passive imperative of perennō
  3. present active infinitive of perennō
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