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

Conjugation of perdōnō (first 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		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		perdōnāre	perdōnāvisse	perdōnātūrum esse	perdōnārī	perdōnātum esse	perdōnātum īrī
participles		perdōnāns	—	perdōnātūrus	—	perdōnātus	perdōnandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		perdōnandī	perdōnandō	perdōnandum	perdōnandō	perdōnātum	perdōnātū

Descendants

• Italo-Romance:
  • Italian: perdonare
  • 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 [Critic 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