obstreperus
Latin
Etymology
From obstrepere, present infinitive of obstrepō (“roar, resound; clamor; annoy; make a noise against”) + -us.
Note: This represents an unusual and somewhat unique Latin formation, as the adjectival suffix is amended to the infinitive form of the verb. This is opposed to the suffixation of the first person present indicative, as is the usual custom when adjectives are created from verbs in Latin; such is the case with dīvidus and prōdigus, for example. This application serves to emphasize the universality of application of -us in the creation of adjectives.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /opˈstre.pe.rus/, [ɔpˈstrɛ.pɛ.rʊs]
Adjective
obstreperus (feminine obstrepera, neuter obstreperum); first/second declension
Inflection
First/second declension.
Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
Nominative | obstreperus | obstrepera | obstreperum | obstreperī | obstreperae | obstrepera | |
Genitive | obstreperī | obstreperae | obstreperī | obstreperōrum | obstreperārum | obstreperōrum | |
Dative | obstreperō | obstreperō | obstreperīs | ||||
Accusative | obstreperum | obstreperam | obstreperum | obstreperōs | obstreperās | obstrepera | |
Ablative | obstreperō | obstreperā | obstreperō | obstreperīs | |||
Vocative | obstrepere | obstrepera | obstreperum | obstreperī | obstreperae | obstrepera |
Synonyms
- (clamorous): clāmātōrius
Antonyms
- (clamorous, noisy): tranquillus
Related terms
- obstrepitāculum
- obstrepitō
- obstrepō
Descendants
- English: obstreperous
- Spanish: obstrépero
References
- obstreperus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- obstreperus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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