reprobo

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See also: reprobó and réprobo

Italian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Late Latin reprobus (false; spurious), derived from Classical Latin probus (honest).

Pronunciation

Adjective

reprobo (feminine reproba, masculine plural reprobi, feminine plural reprobe)

  1. reprobate

Noun

reprobo m (plural reprobi, feminine reproba)

  1. reprobate

Further reading

  • reprobo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /reˈprɔ.bo/, (Latinate) /ˈrɛ.pro.bo/
  • Rhymes: -ɔbo, (Latinate) -ɛprobo
  • Hyphenation: re‧prò‧bo, (Latinate) rè‧pro‧bo

Verb

reprobo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of reprobare

Latin

Etymology

Found in Late Latin, from re- +‎ probō, for classical improbō.

Pronunciation

Verb

reprobō (present infinitive reprobāre, perfect active reprobāvī, supine reprobātum); first conjugation

  1. to disapprove
  2. to reject
  3. to condemn

Conjugation

Descendants

References

  • reprobo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • reprobo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.