periurus

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From per iūs + -us. Compare perfidus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

periūrus (feminine periūra, neuter periūrum, superlative periūrissimus); first/second-declension adjective

  1. perjured
  2. false, lying

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative periūrus periūra periūrum periūrī periūrae periūra
Genitive periūrī periūrae periūrī periūrōrum periūrārum periūrōrum
Dative periūrō periūrō periūrīs
Accusative periūrum periūram periūrum periūrōs periūrās periūra
Ablative periūrō periūrā periūrō periūrīs
Vocative periūre periūra periūrum periūrī periūrae periūra

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Italian: periuro, pergiuro, spergiuro
  • Portuguese: perjuro

References

  • periurus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • periurus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
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