From Old Norse prúðr, probably borrowed via Old English prūd (cf. English proud) from Old French prod, prod (cf. French preux, prud’homme), cognate with Italian prode (“brave”), Catalan prou (“enough”). The Romance adjectives derive from Late Latin prōde (“valuable”), a backformation from the verb Latin prōdesse (“to be useful”).
prud (neuter prud or prudt, definite and plural prude)
From Old French prod, possibly from Late Latin prōde, from Latin prosum. Akin to Old Norse prúðr (“stately, fine”). More at English proud.
prūd
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | prūd | prūd | prūd |
| Accusative | prūdne | prūde | prūd |
| Genitive | prūdes | prūdre | prūdes |
| Dative | prūdum | prūdre | prūdum |
| Instrumental | prūde | prūdre | prūde |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | prūde | prūda, prūde | prūd |
| Accusative | prūde | prūda, prūde | prūd |
| Genitive | prūdra | prūdra | prūdra |
| Dative | prūdum | prūdum | prūdum |
| Instrumental | prūdum | prūdum | prūdum |
prud m or n (feminine singular prudă, masculine plural pruzi, feminine and neuter plural prude)