perseverans

Latin

Etymology

Present active participle of persevērō (“I persevere”).

Participle

persevērāns m, f, n (genitive persevērantis); third declension

  1. enduring
    timor Domini mundus, perseverans in saecula, iudicia Domini vera, iustificata in semet ipsis (Psalms 19:9, Vulgate)
    The fear of the LORD is pure, / enduring forever. / The ordinances of the LORD are sure / and altogether righteous. (Psalm 19:9, NIV)

Inflection

Third declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative persevērāns persevērāns persevērantēs persevērantia
Genitive persevērantis persevērantis persevērantium persevērantium
Dative persevērantī persevērantī persevērantibus persevērantibus
Accusative persevērantem persevērāns persevērantēs, persevērantīs persevērantia
Ablative persevērante, persevērantī1 persevērante, persevērantī1 persevērantibus persevērantibus
Vocative persevērāns persevērāns persevērantēs persevērantia

1When used purely as an adjective.

References
  • perseverans in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • perseverans in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • perseverans in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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