perperus

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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

Adjective

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

  1. faulty, defective
  2. wrong, incorrect

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.
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