improcerus

Latin

Etymology

From in- (“un-”) +‎ prōcērus (“tall, long”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /im.proːˈkeː.rus/, [ɪmproːˈkeːrʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /im.proˈt͡ʃe.rus/, [improˈt͡ʃɛːrus]

Adjective

imprōcērus (feminine imprōcēra, neuter imprōcērum); first/second-declension adjective

1. short in stature, undersized

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	imprōcērus	imprōcēra	imprōcērum		imprōcērī	imprōcērae	imprōcēra
Genitive	imprōcērī	imprōcērae	imprōcērī		imprōcērōrum	imprōcērārum	imprōcērōrum
Dative	imprōcērō		imprōcērō		imprōcērīs
Accusative	imprōcērum	imprōcēram	imprōcērum		imprōcērōs	imprōcērās	imprōcēra
Ablative	imprōcērō	imprōcērā	imprōcērō		imprōcērīs
Vocative	imprōcēre	imprōcēra	imprōcērum		imprōcērī	imprōcērae	imprōcēra

References

• “improcerus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “improcerus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers