proportio

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Latin

Etymology

From prō- (“for, before”) +‎ portiō (“share, part”).

Noun

prōportiō f (genitive prōportiōnis); third declension

  1. proportion
  2. symmetry
  3. analogy

Declension

Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative prōportiō prōportiōnēs
genitive prōportiōnis prōportiōnum
dative prōportiōnī prōportiōnibus
accusative prōportiōnem prōportiōnēs
ablative prōportiōne prōportiōnibus
vocative prōportiō prōportiōnēs

Descendants

See also

References

  • “proportio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “proportio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • proportio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • proportio in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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