pervinco
Latin
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [pɛrˈwɪŋ.koː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [perˈviŋ.ko]
Verb
pervincō (present infinitive pervincere, perfect active pervīcī, supine pervictum); third conjugation
- to conquer completely, gain a complete victory
- to carry a point, maintain an opinion
- to surpass, outdo, exceed
- to induce or prevail upon with great effort; effect or bring about with much labor
- to prove, demonstrate
Conjugation
Conjugation of pervincō (third conjugation)
Descendants
- Romanian: previnge
References
- “pervinco”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “pervinco”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- pervinco in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.