pertento

pertento

Latin

Etymology

    From per- + tentō.

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    pertentō (present infinitive pertentāre, perfect active pertentāvī, supine pertentātum); first conjugation

    1. to test, try, experiment
    2. to explore thoroughly

    Conjugation

    References

    • pertento”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • pertento”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • pertento”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.