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Latin
- prosper (singular masculine nominative only)
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *prosparos, from Proto-Indo-European *speh₁- (“to succeed”) (whence spēs).
Pronunciation
Adjective
prosperus (feminine prospera, neuter prosperum, superlative prosperrimus); first/second-declension adjective
- prosperous, successful
- favourable, propitious
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
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References
- “prosperus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “prosperus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- prosperus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- to enjoy good health: bona (firma, prospera) valetudine esse or uti (vid. sect. VI. 8., note uti...)
- the matter progresses favourably, succeeds: aliquid (bene, prospere) succedit or procedit (opp. parum procedere, non succedere)
- when life runs smoothly: in rebus prosperis et ad voluntatem fluentibus
- (ambiguous) to be favoured by Fortune; to bask in Fortune's smiles: fortunae favore or prospero flatu fortunae uti (vid. sect. VI. 8., note uti...)