permittam

Permittam is a Latin verb form derived from permitto, meaning to permit or to allow. It is commonly described as the first person singular future active indicative of permitto, used to express “I will permit.” In many grammars permittam is distinguished from permitam, the present active subjunctive meaning “that I may permit.” The two forms differ in both tense and mood, with permittam signaling future action and permitam signaling a present subjunctive.

Morphology and formation: Permitto belongs to the third conjugation and is built from the principal parts permitto, permittere, permisi, permissum. The future indicative first person singular is represented as permittam, with other persons forming analogously (for example, permittēs, permittet, permittēmus, permittētis, permittent). The spelling with double t (permittam) is typical for the future form, while the related present subjunctive is permitam (single t after the stem in many treatments), which helps distinguish meaning in context.

Usage and context: Permittam appears in Classical Latin in formal or legal prose, diplomatic correspondence, and rhetorical or religious contexts where a definite promise or assertion of future permission is intended. It is less common in everyday speech, where permitto or permitam might be preferred depending on mood and tense. In Latin poetry, permittam can occur but is governed by meter and stylistic choice.

Etymology: Permittam derives from permitto, a compound of per- (through, thoroughly) and mitto (to send). The core sense evolved to include allowing passage or granting permission, hence the future-oriented form permittam.

See also: permitto, permit, permission, Latin verbs.