perfino

Italian

Etymology

From per- +‎ fino.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /perˈfi.no/
  • Rhymes: -ino
  • Hyphenation: per‧fì‧no

Adverb

perfino

  1. synonym of persino; even, just

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Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyh₂-.[1]

Verb

perfinō

  1. to break, to shatter
    Synonym: perfringō

Conjugation

The only form attested is the second person singular present subjunctive perfinēs.

References

  1. ^ Zavaroni, Adolfo (2008) “Etymological Notes on Lat. Fenestra, Īdūs, Sinister, Sīmia, Sīca”, in Classical Philology, volume 103, number 3, page 305

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