obstreperus

Latin

Etymology

From obstrepere, present infinitive of obstrepō (“roar, resound; clamor; annoy; make a noise against”) + -us.

Note: This represents an unusual and somewhat unique Latin formation, as the adjectival suffix is amended to the infinitive form of the verb. This is opposed to the suffixation of the first person present indicative, as is the usual custom when adjectives are created from verbs in Latin; such is the case with dīvidus and prōdigus, for example. This application serves to emphasize the universality of application of -us in the creation of adjectives.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /opˈstre.pe.rus/, [ɔpˈstrɛ.pɛ.rʊs]

Adjective

obstreperus (feminine obstrepera, neuter obstreperum); first/second declension

Clamorous, chirping, noisy.

Inflection

First/second declension.

Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Number	Singular			Plural
Nominative	obstreperus	obstrepera	obstreperum	obstreperī	obstreperae	obstrepera
Genitive	obstreperī	obstreperae	obstreperī	obstreperōrum	obstreperārum	obstreperōrum
Dative	obstreperō	obstreperae	obstreperō	obstreperīs
Accusative	obstreperum	obstreperam	obstreperum	obstreperōs	obstreperās	obstrepera
Ablative	obstreperō	obstreperā	obstreperō	obstreperīs
Vocative	obstrepere	obstrepera	obstreperum	obstreperī	obstreperae	obstrepera

Synonyms

(clamorous): clāmātōrius

Antonyms

(clamorous, noisy): tranquillus

Related terms

obstrepitāculum
obstrepitō
obstrepō

Descendants

English: obstreperous
Spanish: obstrépero

References

obstreperus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
obstreperus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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