probrum
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Indo-European *pro-bʰr-o- (“what is brought up against someone as a reproach”), from *prō- (“forward; toward”) + *bʰer- (“to carry”), whence Latin ferō.
Noun
[edit]probrum n (genitive probrī); second declension
- disgrace, shame
- abuse, insult
- Synonyms: contumelia, maledictum
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun (neuter).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | probrum | probra |
| genitive | probrī | probrōrum |
| dative | probrō | probrīs |
| accusative | probrum | probra |
| ablative | probrō | probrīs |
| vocative | probrum | probra |
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “probrum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “probrum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- probrum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 490