perperus

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *per- (“to go over”). Perhaps originally meaning "precipitous", "heedless". Cognate with Latin per (“through”), prīmus (“first”), prīvus (“private”) and prīscus (“ancient”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈper.pe.rus/, [ˈpɛr.pɛ.rʊs]

Adjective

perperus (feminine perpera, neuter perperum); first/second declension

  1. faulty, defective, wrong

Declension

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender 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 perperīs perperīs
Accusative perperum perperam perperum perperōs perperās perpera
Ablative perperō perperā perperō perperīs perperīs 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
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