protervus
Latin
Etymology
From prōterō + -vus.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /proˈter.wus/, [prɔˈtɛr.wʊs]
Adjective
protervus (feminine proterva, neuter protervum, comparative protervior); first/second-declension adjective
- violent, vehement
- reckless, wanton, shameless, impudent
- audacious
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | protervus | proterva | protervum | protervī | protervae | proterva | |
| Genitive | protervī | protervae | protervī | protervōrum | protervārum | protervōrum | |
| Dative | protervō | protervō | protervīs | ||||
| Accusative | protervum | protervam | protervum | protervōs | protervās | proterva | |
| Ablative | protervō | protervā | protervō | protervīs | |||
| Vocative | proterve | proterva | protervum | protervī | protervae | proterva | |
Usage notes
- "prōtervus" according to some authors.
Descendants
- Italian: protervo
- Portuguese: protervo
References
- protervus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- protervus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- protervus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette