protervus

Latin

Etymology

From prōterō +‎ -vus.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /proˈter.u̯us/, [prɔˈt̪ɛru̯ʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /proˈter.vus/, [proˈt̪ɛrvus]

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.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative protervus proterva protervum protervī protervae proterva
Genitive protervī protervae protervī protervōrum protervārum protervōrum
Dative protervō protervō protervīs
Accusative protervum protervam protervum protervōs protervās proterva
Ablative protervō protervā protervō protervīs
Vocative proterve proterva protervum protervī protervae proterva

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
  • protervus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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