perperus

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

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈpɛr.pɛ.rʊs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈpɛr.pe.rus]

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.