perdono

See also: perdonó and perdonò

Catalan

Verb

perdono

1. first-person singular present indicative of perdonar

Italian

Etymology 1

Deverbal from perdonare (“to forgive”) +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /perˈdo.no/
• Rhymes: -ono
• Hyphenation: per‧dó‧no

Noun

perdono m (plural perdoni)

1. forgiveness, pardon

   Synonyms: (archaic) perdonamento, (archaic) perdonanza

Derived terms

• perdonismo
• perdonista

Related terms

• perdonabile
• perdonamento
• perdonanza
• perdonare
• perdonatore

Further reading

• perdono in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /perˈdo.no/
• Rhymes: -ono
• Hyphenation: per‧dó‧no

Verb

perdono

1. first-person singular present indicative of perdonare

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɛr.do.no/
• Rhymes: -ɛrdono
• Hyphenation: pèr‧do‧no

Verb

perdono

1. third-person plural present indicative of perdere

Anagrams

• pondero, ponderò

Latin

Etymology

From per- +‎ dōnō. Attested between 350 and 500 CE in Romulus^[1][2] and numerous sources thereafter.^[3] Possibly calqued into Proto-Germanic as *fragebaną, or vice-versa.

Verb

perdōnō (present infinitive perdōnāre, perfect active perdōnāvī, supine perdōnātum); first conjugation (Late Latin)

1. to concede
2. to grant
3. to remit
4. to relinquish
5. to pardon, forgive

   Synonyms: ignōscō, parcō, āmittō, remittō, dōnō, dīmittō, condōnō

6. to give
7. to donate

Conjugation

indicative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	perdōnō		perdōnās		perdōnat		perdōnāmus		perdōnātis		perdōnant
	imperfect	perdōnābam		perdōnābās		perdōnābat		perdōnābāmus		perdōnābātis		perdōnābant
	future	perdōnābō		perdōnābis		perdōnābit		perdōnābimus		perdōnābitis		perdōnābunt
	perfect	perdōnāvī		perdōnāvistī		perdōnāvit		perdōnāvimus		perdōnāvistis		perdōnāvērunt, perdōnāvēre
	pluperfect	perdōnāveram		perdōnāverās		perdōnāverat		perdōnāverāmus		perdōnāverātis		perdōnāverant
	future perfect	perdōnāverō		perdōnāveris		perdōnāverit		perdōnāverimus		perdōnāveritis		perdōnāverint
passive	present	perdōnor		perdōnāris, perdōnāre		perdōnātur		perdōnāmur		perdōnāminī		perdōnantur
	imperfect	perdōnābar		perdōnābāris, perdōnābāre		perdōnābātur		perdōnābāmur		perdōnābāminī		perdōnābantur
	future	perdōnābor		perdōnāberis, perdōnābere		perdōnābitur		perdōnābimur		perdōnābiminī		perdōnābuntur
	perfect	perdōnātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	perdōnātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	perdōnātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	perdōnem		perdōnēs		perdōnet		perdōnēmus		perdōnētis		perdōnent
	imperfect	perdōnārem		perdōnārēs		perdōnāret		perdōnārēmus		perdōnārētis		perdōnārent
	perfect	perdōnāverim		perdōnāverīs		perdōnāverit		perdōnāverīmus		perdōnāverītis		perdōnāverint
	pluperfect	perdōnāvissem		perdōnāvissēs		perdōnāvisset		perdōnāvissēmus		perdōnāvissētis		perdōnāvissent
passive	present	perdōner		perdōnēris, perdōnēre		perdōnētur		perdōnēmur		perdōnēminī		perdōnentur
	imperfect	perdōnārer		perdōnārēris, perdōnārēre		perdōnārētur		perdōnārēmur		perdōnārēminī		perdōnārentur
	perfect	perdōnātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	perdōnātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	—		perdōnā		—		—		perdōnāte		—
	future	—		perdōnātō		perdōnātō		—		perdōnātōte		perdōnantō
passive	present	—		perdōnāre		—		—		perdōnāminī		—
	future	—		perdōnātor		perdōnātor		—		—		perdōnantor
non-finite forms		infinitive						participle
		active			passive			active			passive
present		perdōnāre			perdōnārī			perdōnāns			—
future		perdōnātūrum esse			perdōnātum īrī			perdōnātūrus			perdōnandus
perfect		perdōnāvisse			perdōnātum esse			—			perdōnātus
future perfect		—			perdōnātum fore			—			—
perfect potential		perdōnātūrum fuisse			—			—			—
verbal nouns		gerund								supine
		genitive		dative		accusative		ablative		accusative		ablative
		perdōnandī		perdōnandō		perdōnandum		perdōnandō		perdōnātum		perdōnātū

   Conjugation of perdōnō (first conjugation)

Descendants

• Italo-Romance:
  • Italian: perdonare
  • Dalmatian: pardonar
  • Sicilian: pirdunari
• Insular Romance:
  • Sardinian: perdonare, perdonai
• North Italian:
  • Piedmontese: përdoné, përdon
  • Romansch: perdunar
• Gallo-Romance:
  • Old French: pardoner, parduner, perdoner
    • French: pardonner
      • → Romanian: pardona
    • → Middle English: pardonen
      • English: pardon
      • Scots: pardon
• Occitano-Romance
  • Catalan: perdonar
  • Occitan: perdonar
• Ibero-Romance:
  • Asturian: perdonar
  • Old Galician-Portuguese: perdõar
    • Galician: perdoar
    • Portuguese: perdoar
  • Spanish: perdonar

References

1. Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “pĕrdōnare”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volumes 8: Patavia–Pix, page 231
2. Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1984) “donar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), volume II (Ce–F), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 515
3. Niermeyer, Jan Frederik (1976) “perdonare”, in Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus, Leiden, Boston: E. J. Brill, page 786

Further reading

• "perdonare", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

Spanish

Verb

perdono

1. first-person singular present indicative of perdonar