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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin perennis.
Pronunciation
Adjective
perenne m or f (masculine and feminine plural perennes)
- perennial
Derived terms
Further reading
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin perennis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /peˈrɛn.ne/
- Rhymes: -ɛnne
- Hyphenation: pe‧rèn‧ne
Adjective
perenne (plural perenni)
- perennial, eternal, perpetual, never-ending, undying
- Synonyms: eterno, perpetuo, continuo, imperituro
Derived terms
Noun
perenne f (plural perenni)
- (botany) perennial
- Synonym: pianta perenne
Latin
Adverb
perenne (not comparable)
- all year, year-round
- constantly, perpetually
8 CE,
Ovid,
Fasti 3.654:
- amne perenne latēns Annā Perennā vocor.
- Hidden perpetually by the current, I am called Anna Perenna.
(The ancient Romans celebrated the festival of river goddess Anna Perenna on the Ides of March.)
References
- “perenne”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- perenne in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Portuguese
Adjective
perenne m or f (plural perennes)
- Obsolete spelling of perene.
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin perennis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /peˈɾenne/
- Rhymes: -enne
- Syllabification: pe‧ren‧ne
Adjective
perenne m or f (masculine and feminine plural perennes)
- perennial
Derived terms
Further reading