improbus

Latin

Alternative forms

• inprobus

Etymology

From in- +‎ probus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈim.pro.bus/, [ˈɪm.pɾɔ.bʊs̠]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈim.pro.bus/, [ˈim.prɔ.bus]

Adjective

improbus (feminine improba, neuter improbum, comparative improbior, superlative improbissimus); first/second-declension adjective

1. excessive, immoderate
2. greedy, rude
3. flagrant, wicked, immoral

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	improbus	improba	improbum		improbī	improbae	improba
Genitive	improbī	improbae	improbī		improbōrum	improbārum	improbōrum
Dative	improbō		improbō		improbīs
Accusative	improbum	improbam	improbum		improbōs	improbās	improba
Ablative	improbō	improbā	improbō		improbīs
Vocative	improbe	improba	improbum		improbī	improbae	improba

Descendants

• French: improbe
• Portuguese: ímprobo
• Spanish: ímprobo
• Italian: improbo

References

• improbus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• improbus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• improbus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• improbus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • the aristocracy (as a party in politics): boni cives, optimi, optimates, also simply boni (opp. improbi); illi, qui optimatium causam agunt