aper

English

Etymology

ape +‎ -er

Noun

aper (plural apers)

1. Someone who apes something
   • 1908, Rupert Sargent Holland, Builders of United Italy, page 175:

     Valerio ridiculed the proposal to his friends and called Cavour an aper of English customs.

Synonyms

• imitator

Translations

someone who apes something — see imitator

Anagrams

• pare, pear, rape, reap

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Latin

aper (a wild boar)

Etymology

From Indo-European *epəros. Cognate with Germanic *eƀuraz- ( > German Eber), Proto-Slavic veprъ ( > Serbian vepar).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈa.per/

Noun

aper (genitive aprī); m, second declension

1. a wild boar
2. (figuratively) a standard of the Roman legions

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	aper	aprī
genitive	aprī	aprōrum
dative	aprō	aprīs
accusative	aprum	aprōs
ablative	aprō	aprīs
vocative	aper 1	aprī

¹May also be apre.

Derived terms

• aprārius
• aprīnus
• aprūgnus

Related terms

• apra

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Norwegian

Noun

aper indefinite plural (indefinite singular: ape; definite singular: apen/apa; definite plural: apene)

1. monkeys