improbulus
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]improbus (“greedy; wicked”) + -ulus
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /imˈpro.bu.lus/, [ɪmˈprɔbʊɫ̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /imˈpro.bu.lus/, [imˈprɔːbulus]
Adjective
[edit]improbulus (feminine improbula, neuter improbulum); first/second-declension adjective
- diminutive of improbus: somewhat wicked or impudent
Declension
[edit]First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | improbulus | improbula | improbulum | improbulī | improbulae | improbula | |
| genitive | improbulī | improbulae | improbulī | improbulōrum | improbulārum | improbulōrum | |
| dative | improbulō | improbulae | improbulō | improbulīs | |||
| accusative | improbulum | improbulam | improbulum | improbulōs | improbulās | improbula | |
| ablative | improbulō | improbulā | improbulō | improbulīs | |||
| vocative | improbule | improbula | improbulum | improbulī | improbulae | improbula | |
References
[edit]- “improbulus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “improbulus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers