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 Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈprɔ.kɛr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈprɔː.t͡ʃer]

Noun

procer m (genitive proceris); third declension

1. (chiefly in the plural) noble(s), prince(s), chief(s)

   Synonym: primores

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	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

1. brother

See also

• ṣer
• pācer
• mācer
• soy
• tkācer