perseverans

Latin

Etymology

Present active participle of persevērō (“I persevere”).

Participle

persevērāns (genitive persevērantis, adverb persevēranter); third-declension one-termination participle

  1. enduring
    timor Domini mundus, perseverans in saecula, iudicia Domini vera, iustificata in semet ipsis (Psalms 19:9, Vulgate)
    The fear of the Lord is pure, / enduring forever. / The ordinances of the Lord are sure / and altogether righteous. (Psalm 19:9, NIV)

Declension

Third-declension participle.

singular plural
masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
nominative persevērāns persevērantēs persevērantia
genitive persevērantis persevērantium
dative persevērantī persevērantibus
accusative persevērantem persevērāns persevērantēs
persevērantīs 		persevērantia
ablative persevērante
persevērantī1 		persevērantibus
vocative persevērāns persevērantēs persevērantia

1When used purely as an adjective.

References

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