pertergeo
Latin
Alternative forms
- pertergō
Etymology
From per- + tergeō (“rub or wipe off, cleanse”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [pɛrˈtɛr.ɡe.oː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [perˈt̪ɛr.d͡ʒe.o]
Verb
pertergeō (present infinitive pertergēre, perfect active pertersī, supine pertersum); second conjugation
Conjugation
Conjugation of pertergeō (second conjugation)
Related terms
References
- “pertergeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “pertergeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- pertergeo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.