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procerus

procerus

English

Noun

procerus ‎(plural proceri)

(anatomy) A triangular muscle between the top of the nose and the eyebrows.

Translations

triangular muscle between the top of the nose and the eyebrows

Italian: procero m, muscolo procero m

Spanish: piramidal de la nariz m, músculo piramidal de la nariz m

Synonyms

procerus muscle

Anagrams

procures

Latin

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /proːˈkeː.rus/, [proːˈkeː.rʊs]

Etymology

Traditionally related to crēscō.

Adjective

prōcērus m ‎(feminine prōcēra, neuter prōcērum); first/second declension

high, tall, lofty
extended, elongated

Inflection

First/second declension.

Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Number	Singular				Plural
nominative	prōcērus	prōcēra	prōcērum		prōcērī	prōcērae	prōcēra
genitive	prōcērī	prōcērae	prōcērī		prōcērōrum	prōcērārum	prōcērōrum
dative	prōcērō	prōcērae	prōcērō		prōcērīs
accusative	prōcērum	prōcēram	prōcērum		prōcērōs	prōcērās	prōcēra
ablative	prōcērō	prōcērā	prōcērō		prōcērīs
vocative	prōcēre	prōcēra	prōcērum		prōcērī	prōcērae	prōcēra

Antonyms

(tall): imprōcērus

Derived terms

imprōcērus
prōcērē
prōcēritās

prōcēritūdō
prōcērulus

Descendants

English: procerus
Spanish: procero

References

procerus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
procerus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
PROCERUS in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
Félix Gaffiot (1934), “procerus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.