persto

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Latin

Pronunciation

Verb

perstō (present infinitive perstāre, perfect active perstitī, future participle perstātūrus); first conjugation, no supine stem except in the future active participle, impersonal in the passive

  1. to continue standing
  2. to remain steadfast
  3. to continue, persevere or persist

Conjugation

   Conjugation of perstō (first conjugation, no supine stem except in the future active participle, impersonal in passive)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present perstō perstās perstat perstāmus perstātis perstant
imperfect perstābam perstābās perstābat perstābāmus perstābātis perstābant
future perstābō perstābis perstābit perstābimus perstābitis perstābunt
perfect perstitī perstitistī perstitit perstitimus perstitistis perstitērunt,
perstitēre
pluperfect perstiteram perstiterās perstiterat perstiterāmus perstiterātis perstiterant
future perfect perstiterō perstiteris perstiterit perstiterimus perstiteritis perstiterint
passive present — — perstātur — — —
imperfect — — perstābātur — — —
future — — perstābitur — — —
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present perstem perstēs perstet perstēmus perstētis perstent
imperfect perstārem perstārēs perstāret perstārēmus perstārētis perstārent
perfect perstiterim perstiterīs perstiterit perstiterīmus perstiterītis perstiterint
pluperfect perstitissem perstitissēs perstitisset perstitissēmus perstitissētis perstitissent
passive present — — perstētur — — —
imperfect — — perstārētur — — —
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — perstā — — perstāte —
future — perstātō perstātō — perstātōte perstantō
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives perstāre perstitisse perstātūrum esse perstārī — —
participles perstāns — perstātūrus — — perstandum
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
perstandī perstandō perstandum perstandō — —

References

  • “persto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “persto”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • persto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to abide by, persist in one's opinion: in sententia manere, permanere, perseverare, perstare
    • to persevere in one's resolve: in incepto or conatu perstare
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