procer

See also: prócer

Latin

Alternative forms

procus (pre-Classical, collateral)

Etymology

From procus (“standing in front of”), from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“in front of”), similar to prope (“nearby, close”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpro.ker/, [ˈprɔkɛr]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpro.t͡ʃer/, [ˈprɔːt͡ʃer]

Noun

procer m (genitive proceris); third declension

(chiefly in the plural) noble(s), prince(s), chief(s)
Synonym: primores

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	procer	procerēs
Genitive	proceris	procerum
Dative	procerī	proceribus
Accusative	procerem	procerēs
Ablative	procere	proceribus
Vocative	procer	procerēs

References

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

Tocharian B

Etymology

From Proto-Tocharian *procer, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr. Compare Tocharian A pracar.

Noun

procer m

brother

See also

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