perenne

See also: pérenne

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin perennis.

Pronunciation

Adjective

perenne m or f (masculine and feminine plural perennes)

  1. perennial

Derived terms

Further reading

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin perennis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /peˈrɛn.ne/
  • Rhymes: -ɛnne
  • Hyphenation: pe‧rèn‧ne

Adjective

perenne (plural perenni)

  1. perennial, eternal, perpetual, never-ending, undying
    Synonyms: eterno, perpetuo, continuo, imperituro

Derived terms

Noun

perenne f (plural perenni)

  1. (botany) perennial
    Synonym: pianta perenne

Latin

Adverb

perenne (not comparable)

  1. all year, year-round
  2. constantly, perpetually
    • 8 CE, Ovid, Fasti 3.654:
      amne perenne latēns Annā Perennā vocor.
      Hidden perpetually by the current, I am called Anna Perenna.
      (The ancient Romans celebrated the festival of river goddess Anna Perenna on the Ides of March.)

References

  • perenne”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • perenne in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Portuguese

Adjective

perenne m or f (plural perennes)

  1. Obsolete spelling of perene

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin perennis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /peˈɾenne/ [peˈɾẽn.ne]
  • Rhymes: -enne
  • Syllabification: pe‧ren‧ne

Adjective

perenne m or f (masculine and feminine plural perennes)

  1. perennial

Derived terms

Further reading

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