perdit

Perdit is the third-person singular present active indicative form of the Latin verb perdere, meaning "he loses" or "he destroys." It appears in classical and later Latin texts as part of the verb’s standard paradigm: perdere, perdō, perdere, perdidī, perditum, with the present indicative forms including perdō, perdas, perdit, perdimus, perditis, perdunt. The sense of perder can cover both losing something and destroying or defeating something, depending on context.

In usage, perdit commonly governs a direct object to indicate what is lost or destroyed. For example, perdit pecuniam would mean "he loses the money," while in phrases emphasizing defeat or ruin, form and context may render a sense akin to "destroys" or "overthrows" in older or more aggressive prose. The choice of sense is determined by the surrounding material and the speaker’s intention.

Etymology and related forms: perdere belongs to the Latin verb family extended into many Romance languages, with cognates such as Italian perdere, Spanish perder, and French perdre, all meaning "to lose." The noun perdition (loss, ruin) in English derives from Latin perditionem, via Latin or French intermediaries. In Latin grammar, perdit stands as a textbook example of the 3rd conjugation’s present tense form, illustrating the typical -it ending for the 3rd person singular.

Overall, perdit is a key Latin inflected form used to express a present act of losing or destroying, depending on syntactic context, and is primarily of interest within Latin language study and historical texts.