perperus
Latin
Etymology
The root perus is from Proto-Italic *pero- (“on the other side”) from Proto-Indo-European *per-o-. Perhaps originally meaning “precipitous, heedless”. Cognate with Latin per (“through”), prīmus (“first”), prīvus (“private”) and prīscus (“ancient”). The additional per- prefix is from the same root, used in the sense of "through".
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈpɛr.pɛ.rʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈpɛr.pe.rus]
Adjective
perperus (feminine perpera, neuter perperum); first/second-declension adjective
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | perperus | perpera | perperum | perperī | perperae | perpera | |
| genitive | perperī | perperae | perperī | perperōrum | perperārum | perperōrum | |
| dative | perperō | perperae | perperō | perperīs | |||
| accusative | perperum | perperam | perperum | perperōs | perperās | perpera | |
| ablative | perperō | perperā | perperō | perperīs | |||
| vocative | perpere | perpera | perperum | perperī | perperae | perpera | |
References
- “perperus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- perperus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.