[ˈpɛr.doː], [ˈpɛr.do]
OriginFrom per- (“through”) + -dō (“put”).
- Classical, conjugation-3, no-supine, post-Classicalto destroy, ruin, wreck
“Dī tē perduint!” — May the gods damn you!
“PAMPHILUS: Chārīne, et mē et tē, imprūdēns — nisi quid Dī respiciunt — perdidī!” — PAMPHILUS: Charinus, me and you both, unintentionally — unless the gods care about what [has happened] — I’ve ruined [us]!
(In the comic context, Pamphilus is being hesitant to admit any responsibilit
- Classical, conjugation-3, no-supine, post-Classicalto waste, squander
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Atque etiam recordatus quondam super cenam, quod nihil cuiquam toto die praestitisset, memorabilem illam meritoque laudatam vocem edidit: "Amici, diem perdidi".
One evening ”
“verba miser frūstrā nōn prōficientia perdō.” — Wretched [as I am], vainly I waste words, making no progress.
- Classical, conjugation-3, no-supine, post-Classicalto have no more, to be deprived of
- Classical, conjugation-3, no-supine, post-Classicalto lose utterly, suffer loss
Formsperdō(canonical) · no passive(canonical) · perdere(infinitive, present) · perdidī(active, perfect) · perditum(supine) · perdō(active, first-person, indicative, present, singular) · perdis(active, indicative, present, second-person, singular) · perdit(active, indicative, present, singular, third-person) · perdimus(active, first-person, indicative, plural, present) · perditis(active, indicative, plural, present, second-person) · perdunt(active, indicative, plural, present, third-person) · perdēbam(active, first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular) · perdēbās(active, imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular) · perdēbat(active, imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person) · perdēbāmus(active, first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural) · perdēbātis(active, imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person) · perdēbant(active, imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person) · perdam(active, first-person, future, indicative, singular) · perdēs(active, future, indicative, second-person, singular) · perdet(active, future, indicative, singular, third-person)
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