obstreperus

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Latin

Etymology

From obstrepō (“roar, resound; clamor; annoy; make a noise against”) + -us. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Adjective

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

  1. Clamorous, chirping, noisy.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

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

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Descendants

  • → English: obstreperous
  • → Scots: abstrakalous
  • → Spanish: obstrépero

References

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