Latin edit

Etymology edit

From prōterō +‎ -vus.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

protervus (feminine proterva, neuter protervum, comparative protervior); first/second-declension adjective

  1. violent, vehement
  2. reckless, wanton, shameless, impudent
  3. audacious

Usage notes edit

  • "prōtervus" according to some authors.

Declension edit

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

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Italian: protervo
  • Portuguese: protervo

References edit

  • 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.