precarius

Latin

Etymology

From prec- (“prayer, request”) +‎ -ārius (adjective-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

Adjective

precārius (feminine precāria, neuter precārium); first/second-declension adjective

  1. related to entreaty or petition
  2. obtained by entreaty or by mere favor
  3. doubtful, uncertain, precarious

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative precārius precāria precārium precāriī precāriae precāria
genitive precāriī precāriae precāriī precāriōrum precāriārum precāriōrum
dative precāriō precāriae precāriō precāriīs
accusative precārium precāriam precārium precāriōs precāriās precāria
ablative precāriō precāriā precāriō precāriīs
vocative precārie precāria precārium precāriī precāriae precāria

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Catalan: precari
  • → English: precarious
  • → French: précaire
  • → Italian: precario
  • → Occitan: precari
  • → Portuguese: precário
  • → Romanian: precar
  • → Spanish: precario

References

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