perversus

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Latin

Etymology

Perfect passive participle of pervertō.

Participle

perversus (feminine perversa, neuter perversum); first/second-declension participle

  1. overthrown
  2. subverted, corrupted, perverted

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative perversus perversa perversum perversī perversae perversa
genitive perversī perversae perversī perversōrum perversārum perversōrum
dative perversō perversae perversō perversīs
accusative perversum perversam perversum perversōs perversās perversa
ablative perversō perversā perversō perversīs
vocative perverse perversa perversum perversī perversae perversa

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  • perversus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • perversus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • perversus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.