improperio

See also: impropério

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /im.proˈpɛ.rjo/
• Rhymes: -ɛrjo
• Hyphenation: im‧pro‧pè‧rio

Noun

improperio m (plural improperi)

1. insult

   Synonym: insulto

Further reading

• “improperio”, in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
• “improperio”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Latin

Noun

improperiō

1. dative/ablative singular of improperium

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én

Proto-Italic *en

Proto-Italic *en-

Latin in-

Latin properus

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.

Proto-Italic *-ājō

Proto-Italic *-āō

Latin -ō

Latin properō

Latin improperō

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-ijos

Proto-Italic *-ios

Old Latin -ios

Latin -iusnom.

Latin -ium

Latin improperiumder.

Spanish improperio

Derived from Latin improperium (“taunt, reproach”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /impɾoˈpeɾjo/ [ĩm.pɾoˈpe.ɾjo]
• Rhymes: -eɾjo
• Syllabification: im‧pro‧pe‧rio

Noun

improperio m (plural improperios)

1. insult, affront, diss

   Synonyms: insulto, afrenta

   soltar improperios ― slag off

Further reading

• “improperio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026