propino

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See also: propinó and propinò

Catalan

Verb

propino

  1. first-person singular present indicative of propinar

Italian

Verb

propino

  1. first-person singular present indicative of propinare

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek προπίνω (propínō), from προ- (pro-, before) +‎ πίνω (pínō, I drink, carouse).

Pronunciation

Verb

propīnō (present infinitive propīnāre, perfect active propīnāvī, supine propīnātum); first conjugation

  1. to drink to someone's health, toast someone
    • 86 CE – 103 CE, Martial, Epigrammata 2.15:
      Quod nūllī calicem tuum propīnās
      hūmānē facis, Horme, nōn superbē.
  2. to pledge
  3. to offer food or drink
  4. to supply, provide, procure something
  5. to water (plants)

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Catalan: propinar
  • Spanish: propinar

References

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

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɾoˈpino/
  • Rhymes: -ino
  • Syllabification: pro‧pi‧no

Etymology 1

Noun

propino m (plural propinos)

  1. (organic chemistry) propyne, methylacetylene
    Synonym: metilacetileno

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

propino

  1. first-person singular present indicative of propinar