perfluo

Latin

Etymology

From per- +‎ fluō (“flow”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈper.flu.oː/, [ˈpɛrfɫ̪uoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈper.flu.o/, [ˈpɛrfluo]

Verb

perfluō (present infinitive perfluere, perfect active perflūxī, supine perflūxum); third conjugation, impersonal in the passive

1. (transitive) to flow or run through something
2. (intransitive) to flow or run through
3. (intransitive) to drip with something
4. (intransitive, of garments) to flow, stream or float
5. (intransitive, figuratively) to cannot keep a secret; to leak

Conjugation

Conjugation of perfluō (third conjugation, impersonal in passive)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	perfluō	perfluis	perfluit	perfluimus	perfluitis	perfluunt
	imperfect	perfluēbam	perfluēbās	perfluēbat	perfluēbāmus	perfluēbātis	perfluēbant
	future	perfluam	perfluēs	perfluet	perfluēmus	perfluētis	perfluent
	perfect	perflūxī	perflūxistī	perflūxit	perflūximus	perflūxistis	perflūxērunt, perflūxēre
	pluperfect	perflūxeram	perflūxerās	perflūxerat	perflūxerāmus	perflūxerātis	perflūxerant
	future perfect	perflūxerō	perflūxeris	perflūxerit	perflūxerimus	perflūxeritis	perflūxerint
passive	present	—	—	perfluitur	—	—	—
	imperfect	—	—	perfluēbātur	—	—	—
	future	—	—	perfluētur	—	—	—
	perfect	—	—	perflūxum est	—	—	—
	pluperfect	—	—	perflūxum erat	—	—	—
	future perfect	—	—	perflūxum erit	—	—	—
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	perfluam	perfluās	perfluat	perfluāmus	perfluātis	perfluant
	imperfect	perfluerem	perfluerēs	perflueret	perfluerēmus	perfluerētis	perfluerent
	perfect	perflūxerim	perflūxerīs	perflūxerit	perflūxerīmus	perflūxerītis	perflūxerint
	pluperfect	perflūxissem	perflūxissēs	perflūxisset	perflūxissēmus	perflūxissētis	perflūxissent
passive	present	—	—	perfluātur	—	—	—
	imperfect	—	—	perfluerētur	—	—	—
	perfect	—	—	perflūxum sit	—	—	—
	pluperfect	—	—	perflūxum esset, perflūxum foret	—	—	—
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	perflue	—	—	perfluite	—
	future	—	perfluitō	perfluitō	—	perfluitōte	perfluuntō
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		perfluere	perflūxisse	perflūxūrum esse	perfluī	perflūxum esse	—
participles		perfluēns	—	perflūxūrus	—	perflūxum	perfluendum
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		perfluendī	perfluendō	perfluendum	perfluendō	perflūxum	perflūxū

Derived terms

• perfluus

Related terms

• affluō
• circumfluō
• cōnfluō
• dēfluō
• diffluō
• effluō
• fluō
• īnfluō
• interfluō
• praefluō
• praeterfluō
• prōfluō
• refluō
• subterfluō
• superfluō
• trānsfluō

References

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