procer

See also: prócer

Latin

Alternative forms

• procus (pre-Classical, collateral)

Etymology

From procus (“standing in front of”), from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“in front of”), similar to prope (“nearby, close”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpro.ker/, [ˈprɔkɛr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpro.t͡ʃer/, [ˈprɔːt͡ʃer]

Noun

procer m (genitive proceris); third declension

1. (chiefly in the plural) noble(s), prince(s), chief(s)

   Synonym: primores

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	procer	procerēs
Genitive	proceris	procerum
Dative	procerī	proceribus
Accusative	procerem	procerēs
Ablative	procere	proceribus
Vocative	procer	procerēs

References

• “procer”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “procer”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• procer in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Tocharian B

Etymology

From Proto-Tocharian *procer, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr. Compare Tocharian A pracar.

Noun

procer m

1. brother

See also

• ṣer
• pācer
• mācer
• soy
• tkācer