improsper

Latin

Etymology

From in- (“un-”) +‎ prosper (“prosperous, favourable”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /imˈpros.per/, [ɪmˈprɔs̠pɛr]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /imˈpros.per/, [imˈprɔsper]

Adjective

improsper (feminine improspera, neuter improsperum, adverb improsperē); first/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)

unfortunate, unprosperous

Declension

First/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er).

Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Number	Singular			Plural
Nominative	improsper	improspera	improsperum	improsperī	improsperae	improspera
Genitive	improsperī	improsperae	improsperī	improsperōrum	improsperārum	improsperōrum
Dative	improsperō	improsperae	improsperō	improsperīs
Accusative	improsperum	improsperam	improsperum	improsperōs	improsperās	improspera
Ablative	improsperō	improsperā	improsperō	improsperīs
Vocative	improsper	improspera	improsperum	improsperī	improsperae	improspera

References

“improsper”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“improsper”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers

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