praeposterus

Latin

Etymology

From prae- +‎ posterus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /prae̯ˈpos.te.rus/, [präe̯ˈpɔs̠t̪ɛrʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /preˈpos.te.rus/, [preˈpɔst̪erus]

Adjective

praeposterus (feminine praepostera, neuter praeposterum); first/second-declension adjective

1. reversed, inverted
2. perverted, distorted
3. absurd, preposterous

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	praeposterus	praepostera	praeposterum		praeposterī	praeposterae	praepostera
Genitive	praeposterī	praeposterae	praeposterī		praeposterōrum	praeposterārum	praeposterōrum
Dative	praeposterō		praeposterō		praeposterīs
Accusative	praeposterum	praeposteram	praeposterum		praeposterōs	praeposterās	praepostera
Ablative	praeposterō	praeposterā	praeposterō		praeposterīs
Vocative	praepostere	praepostera	praeposterum		praeposterī	praeposterae	praepostera

Descendants

• English: preposterous
• Italian: prepostero
• Portuguese: prepóstero
• Spanish: prepóstero

References

• “praeposterus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “praeposterus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• praeposterus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• praeposterus in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016