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Latin
Etymology
From per- + tergeō (“rub or wipe off, cleanse”).
Pronunciation
Verb
pertergeō (present infinitive pertergēre, perfect active pertersī, supine pertersum); second conjugation
- to wipe off, wipe dry, clean, cleanse
- to rub, brush or touch against gently
Conjugation
References
- “pertergeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “pertergeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- pertergeo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.