propinquus

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Latin

Etymology

From prop(e) (“near”) +‎ (h)inc (“hence”) +‎ -uus. Compare longinquus.

Or the ending may come from some Proto-Indo-European *-n̥kʷo- seen in Ancient Greek ἀλλοδ-απός (allod-após), ποδ-απός (pod-após) (their first parts here correspond to Latin aliud, quod) etc. See also Proto-Germanic *-ungō.

Pronunciation

Adjective

propinquus (feminine propinqua, neuter propinquum, comparative propinquior); first/second-declension adjective

  1. (of space) near, nearby, neighboring
    Synonyms: vīcīnus, contiguus, fīnitimus, proximus
    Antonyms: remōtus, longinquus
  2. (of time) near, at hand, not far off
  3. (of appearance) resembling, similar, like, alike
  4. (of a relationship) kindred, related

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative propinquus propinqua propinquum propinquī propinquae propinqua
Genitive propinquī propinquae propinquī propinquōrum propinquārum propinquōrum
Dative propinquō propinquō propinquīs
Accusative propinquum propinquam propinquum propinquōs propinquās propinqua
Ablative propinquō propinquā propinquō propinquīs
Vocative propinque propinqua propinquum propinquī propinquae propinqua

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References

Further reading

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