adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
peropportūnus
peropportūnus (feminine peropportūna, neuter peropportūnum)
Classical[pɛ.rɔp.pɔrˈtuː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[pe.rop.porˈtuː.nus]
Meaning
- adjectivevery suitable
- adjectivevery advantageous
- adjectivevery favourable, opportune
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | peropportūnus | peropportūna | peropportūnum |
| genitive | peropportūnī | peropportūnae | peropportūnī |
| dative | peropportūnō | peropportūnae | peropportūnō |
| accusative | peropportūnum | peropportūnam | peropportūnum |
| ablative | peropportūnō | peropportūnā | peropportūnō |
| vocative | peropportūne | peropportūna | peropportūnum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | peropportūnī | peropportūnae | peropportūna |
| genitive | peropportūnōrum | peropportūnārum | peropportūnōrum |
| dative | peropportūnīs | peropportūnīs | peropportūnīs |
| accusative | peropportūnōs | peropportūnās | peropportūna |
| ablative | peropportūnīs | peropportūnīs | peropportūnīs |
| vocative | peropportūnī | peropportūnae | peropportūna |
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- peropportune accidit, quod
- it is most fortunate that...
pĕr-opportūnus, a, um, adj.,
I. very seasonable, very convenient or opportune:
diversorium, Cic. de Or. 2, 57, 234: victoria, Cic. Fam. 6, 6, 6; Liv. 10, 45, 2.—Adv.: pĕropportūnē, very seasonably, very opportunety: venire, Cic. N. D. 1, 6, 15: fortuna te obtulit, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 15, § 39: hoc cecidit quod, etc., id. de Or. 2, 4, 15: bellum sumere, Liv. 1, 42.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
per-opportūnus adj.,
very seasonable, most opportune: diversorium: victoria, L.
Origins
From per- + opportunus.