perimo
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *per-emō, from *emō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁em-. By surface analysis, per- + emō (“to obtain, buy”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈpɛ.rɪ.moː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈpɛː.ri.mo]
Verb
perimō (present infinitive perimere, perfect active perēmī, supine perēmptum); third conjugation
- to annihilate, extinguish, destroy
- to hinder, prevent
- to kill, slay
Conjugation
Conjugation of perimō (third conjugation)
Derived terms
- peremptiō
- peremptōrius
Descendants
- English: perempt (borrowing)
- French: périmer (borrowing)
- Portuguese: perimir (borrowing)
- Spanish: perimir (borrowing)
References
- “perimo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “perimo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- perimo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Serbo-Croatian
Verb
perimo (Cyrillic spelling перимо)
- first-person plural imperative of prati