improprius

Latin

Alternative forms

• inproprius

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /imˈpro.pri.us/, [ɪmˈprɔpriʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /imˈpro.pri.us/, [imˈprɔːprius]

Adjective

improprius (feminine impropria, neuter improprium, adverb impropriē); first/second-declension adjective

1. not-befitting, unsuitable, improper

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	improprius	impropria	improprium		impropriī	impropriae	impropria
Genitive	impropriī	impropriae	impropriī		impropriōrum	impropriārum	impropriōrum
Dative	impropriō		impropriō		impropriīs
Accusative	improprium	impropriam	improprium		impropriōs	impropriās	impropria
Ablative	impropriō	impropriā	impropriō		impropriīs
Vocative	improprie	impropria	improprium		impropriī	impropriae	impropria

References

• improprius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “improprius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press