pronus

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Ido

Verb

pronus

  1. conditional of pronar

Latin

Etymology

From adverbial form of prō (“forward”). Compare Ancient Greek πρᾱνής (prānḗs)/ πρηνής (prēnḗs).

Pronunciation

Adjective

prōnus (feminine prōna, neuter prōnum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. turned forward, inclined, leaning, hanging
  2. bent over, bending, stooping
  3. prone, face down

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative prōnus prōna prōnum prōnī prōnae prōna
genitive prōnī prōnae prōnī prōnōrum prōnārum prōnōrum
dative prōnō prōnae prōnō prōnīs
accusative prōnum prōnam prōnum prōnōs prōnās prōna
ablative prōnō prōnā prōnō prōnīs
vocative prōne prōna prōnum prōnī prōnae prōna

Antonyms

Descendants

  • → Catalan: pron
  • → English: prone
  • → Italian: prono
  • → Portuguese: prono
  • → Spanish: prono

References

  • “pronus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “pronus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • pronus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • pronus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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