perperus

Latin

Etymology

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”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈper.pe.rus/, [ˈpɛrpɛrʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈper.pe.rus/, [ˈpɛrperus]

Adjective

perperus (feminine perpera, neuter perperum); first/second-declension adjective

1. faulty, defective
2. wrong, incorrect

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	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.