Adjective: improbus
Hyphenation:
Declension: First, Second
Nominative
| Singular masc. | improbus |
| Singular fem. | improba |
| Singular neut. | improbum |
| Plural masc. | improbī |
| Plural fem. | improbae |
| Plural neut. | improba |
Genitive
| Singular masc. | improbī |
| Singular fem. | improbae |
| Singular neut. | improbī |
| Plural masc. | improbōrum |
| Plural fem. | improbārum |
| Plural neut. | improbōrum |
Dative
| Singular masc. | improbō |
| Singular fem. | improbae |
| Singular neut. | improbō |
| Plural masc. | improbīs |
| Plural fem. | improbīs |
| Plural neut. | improbīs |
Accusative
| Singular masc. | improbum |
| Singular fem. | improbam |
| Singular neut. | improbum |
| Plural masc. | improbōs |
| Plural fem. | improbās |
| Plural neut. | improba |
Ablative
| Singular masc. | improbō |
| Singular fem. | improbā |
| Singular neut. | improbō |
| Plural masc. | improbīs |
| Plural fem. | improbīs |
| Plural neut. | improbīs |
Vocative
| Singular masc. | improbe |
| Singular fem. | improba |
| Singular neut. | improbum |
| Plural masc. | improbī |
| Plural fem. | improbae |
| Plural neut. | improba |
Comparison
| Comparative | improbior |
| Superlative | improbissimus |
Sample Sentences
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[...] Dabis, improbe, poenās. (“You will be given — wicked [man]! — [your] punishments.”
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(Translations — Mackail, 1885: “Wretch, thou shalt repay!”; Knight, 1956: “You will have your punishment, you villain.”; Mandelbaum, 1971: “Depraved, you will then pay your penalties.”; Fitzgerald, 1981: “You will pay for this, unconscionable!”; West, 1990: “You will receive the punishment you deserve.”; Lombardo, 2005: “You will pay, you despicable liar,”; Fagles, 2006: “You’ll pay, you shameless, ruthless —”; Ahl, 2007: “There'll be no impunity. You'll pay.”; Ferry, 2017: “...wicked one. You will be punished.”; Bartsch, 2020: “Wicked man, you’ll pay.”; Ruden, 2021: “when you, at last, are paying.”)) [29 BCE – 19 BCE, Vergilius, Aeneis 4.386]
Adjectives inflected like improbus
scītus,
inadustus,
saevus,
commodus,
vāstus,
frāctus,
perfectus,
pecūniōsus,
scelestus,
īnfestus,
īnfirmus,
splendidus,
perītus,
iugōsus,
glōriōsus,
vulgātus,
lascīvus,
sevērus,
irritus,
facinorōsus, etc. (List truncated at 20 adjectives)
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *əmproβwos. Equivalent to in- + probus. Cognate with Oscan amprufid.
Verbs referencing "improbus"
Italian Adjectives
improbo, French Adjectives
improbe, Catalan Adjectives
ímprobe.
Translations