improvisus

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From in- +‎ prōvīsus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

imprōvīsus (feminine imprōvīsa, neuter imprōvīsum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. unforeseen, unexpected
  2. sudden

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative imprōvīsus imprōvīsa imprōvīsum imprōvīsī imprōvīsae imprōvīsa
genitive imprōvīsī imprōvīsae imprōvīsī imprōvīsōrum imprōvīsārum imprōvīsōrum
dative imprōvīsō imprōvīsae imprōvīsō imprōvīsīs
accusative imprōvīsum imprōvīsam imprōvīsum imprōvīsōs imprōvīsās imprōvīsa
ablative imprōvīsō imprōvīsā imprōvīsō imprōvīsīs
vocative imprōvīse imprōvīsa imprōvīsum imprōvīsī imprōvīsae imprōvīsa

Descendants

  • Catalan: improvís
  • Italian: improvviso
  • Portuguese: improviso
  • Spanish: improviso

References

  • “improvisus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “improvisus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • improvisus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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