LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

aper

aper m (genitive aprī)
Classical[ˈa.pɛr]Ecclesiastical[ˈaː.per]
Mille Verba core vocabulary

Meaning

  1. masculinea wild boar
  2. figurativelymasculinea standard of the Roman legions

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

porcus ferus silvārum; dentēs magnōs gerit.
aper aprī m — in Mille Verba, Animālia
porcus ferus silvārum
aper aprī (m) — in Epistulae, ch. 2

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeaperaprī
genitiveaprīaprōrum
dativeaprōaprīs
accusativeaprumaprōs
ablativeaprōaprīs
vocativeaperaprī

ăper, pri, m. cf. old Germ. Ebar; Germ. Eber; Angl.-Sax. bār = aper, verres; Engl. boar; cf. Lat. caper, with change of meaning, and the Gr. κάπρος,
I. a wild boar.
I. A.. Lit., Ov. M. 8, 282; 9, 192; 10, 550; 10, 715; Verg. E. 7, 29; 10, 56; id. A. 1, 324 al.: aper Erymanthius, Cic. Tusc. 4, 22, 50: Arcadius, the Erymanthian boar slain by Her cules, Mart. 9, 104: aper de silvā, Vulg. Psa. 79, 14.—Among the Romans a delicacy, Juv. 1, 140.—Masc. form used of the female in Varr. L. L. 8, 47, p. 183 Müll., though Pliny had formed apra, q. v.—
B. Prov.
1. Uno saltu duos apros capere, to kill two birds with one stone, Plaut. Cas. 2, 8, 40.—
2. Apros immittere liquidis fontibus, for something perverse, inconsiderate, Verg. E. 2, 59.—
II. Transf.
A. A standard of the Roman legions, Plin. 10, 4, 5, § 16.—
B. A kind of fish, Enn. ap. App. p. 486: is, qui aper vocatur in Acheloo amne, grunnitum habet, Plin. 11, 51, 112, § 267 Jan.
Ăper, pri, m.,
I. a Roman cognomen, Tac. Or. 2; Lampr. Commod. 2; Inscr. Grut. 692, 8.

Origins

From Proto-Italic *apros, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-r-. Cognate with Proto-Germanic *eburaz, Proto-Slavic *veprь.

Descendants
  • Sardinianapru
  • Italianapro

Quick answers

What does aper mean in Latin?
aper, a noun, means “a wild boar; a standard of the Roman legions”.
What is the genitive of aper?
The genitive singular is aprī. aper is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce aper?
In classical Latin, [ˈa.pɛr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈaː.per].