precarius

Latin

Etymology

From precor.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /preˈkaː.ri.us/, [prɛˈkaː.ri.ʊs]

Adjective

precārius (feminine precāria, neuter precārium); first/second declension

  1. related to entreaty or petition
  2. obtained by entreaty or by mere favor
  3. doubtful, uncertain, precarious

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative precārius precāria precārium precāriī precāriae precāria
Genitive precāriī precāriae precāriī precāriōrum precāriārum precāriōrum
Dative precāriō precāriae precāriō precāriīs precāriīs precāriīs
Accusative precārium precāriam precārium precāriōs precāriās precāria
Ablative precāriō precāriā precāriō precāriīs precāriīs precāriīs
Vocative precārie precāria precārium precāriī precāriae precāria

Descendants

References
  • precarius in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • precarius in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • precarius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • precarious in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
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