protervus

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Latin

Etymology

From prōterō +‎ -vus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

protervus (feminine proterva, neuter protervum, comparative protervior); first/second-declension adjective

  1. violent, vehement
  2. reckless, wanton, shameless, impudent
  3. audacious

Usage notes

  • "prōtervus" according to some authors.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative protervus proterva protervum protervī protervae proterva
genitive protervī protervae protervī protervōrum protervārum protervōrum
dative protervō protervae protervō protervīs
accusative protervum protervam protervum protervōs protervās proterva
ablative protervō protervā protervō protervīs
vocative proterve proterva protervum protervī protervae proterva

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Italian: protervo
  • Portuguese: protervo

References

  • “protervus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “protervus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • Félix Gaffiot (1934) “protervus”, in Dictionnaire illustré latin-français [Illustrated Latin-French Dictionary] (in French), Hachette.
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