procus

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Latin

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Italic *prokos, from Proto-Indo-European *preḱ- (“to ask, woo”).

Noun

procus m (genitive procī); second declension

  1. wooer, suitor
Declension

Second-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative procus procī
genitive procī procōrum
dative procō procīs
accusative procum procōs
ablative procō procīs
vocative proce procī

Alternative genitive plural procum, with the short genitive plural ending -um.

Derived terms
Descendants
  • Portuguese: proco

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

Noun

procus m (genitive procī); second declension

  1. Alternative form of procer
Declension

Second-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative procus procī
genitive procī procōrum
dative procō procīs
accusative procum procōs
ablative procō procīs
vocative proce procī

References

  • “procus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “procus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • procus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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