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Latin
Etymology
From per- + vetus.
Pronunciation
Adjective
pervetus (genitive perveteris); third-declension one-termination adjective (non-i-stem)
- very old, aged, ancient
- very long-standing
Declension
Third-declension one-termination adjective (non-i-stem).
References
- “pervetus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “pervetus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- pervetus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.