praeposterus

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Latin

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Etymology

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From prae- +‎ posterus.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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

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

Declension

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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

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References

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  • 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