LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

obstreperus

obstreperus (feminine obstrepera, neuter obstreperum)
Classical[ɔpˈstrɛ.pɛ.rʊs]Ecclesiastical[obˈstrɛː.pe.rus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveClamorous, chirping, noisy.

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeobstreperusobstreperaobstreperum
genitiveobstreperīobstreperaeobstreperī
dativeobstreperōobstreperaeobstreperō
accusativeobstreperumobstreperamobstreperum
ablativeobstreperōobstreperāobstreperō
vocativeobstrepereobstreperaobstreperum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeobstreperīobstreperaeobstrepera
genitiveobstreperōrumobstreperārumobstreperōrum
dativeobstreperīsobstreperīsobstreperīs
accusativeobstreperōsobstreperāsobstrepera
ablativeobstreperīsobstreperīsobstreperīs
vocativeobstreperīobstreperaeobstrepera

obstrĕpĕrus, a, um, adj. obstrepo,
I. clamorous, chirping (post-class.), App. Flor. p. 349, 22.

Origins

From obstrepō (“roar, resound; clamor; annoy; make a noise against”) + -us.

Descendants
  • Englishobstreperous
  • Spanishobstrépero
  • Scotsabstrakalous

In English words that came into English from obstreperus

  • obstreperousobstreperus

Quick answers

What does obstreperus mean in Latin?
obstreperus, a adjective, means “Clamorous, chirping, noisy.”.
How do you pronounce obstreperus?
In classical Latin, [ɔpˈstrɛ.pɛ.rʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [obˈstrɛː.pe.rus].