pervetus

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Latin

Etymology

From per- +‎ vetus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

pervetus (genitive perveteris); third-declension one-termination adjective (non-i-stem)

  1. very old, aged, ancient
  2. 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.