Reconstruction:Latin/pronubo

Latin

Etymology

From prō +‎ nūbō. Attested in the Vita Malchi Monachi Captivi of Saint Jerome, in which he utilizes the term prōnubante, which is itself presumably an inflected form of prōnubans. Prōnubans has been interpreted as the participle form of the verb *prōnūbō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /proːˈnuː.boː/, [proːˈnuːboː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /proˈnu.bo/, [proˈnuːbo]

Verb

*prōnūbō (present infinitive *prōnūbāre, perfect active *prōnūbāvī, supine *prōnūbātum); first conjugation.

1. to arrange or organize a marriage, wedding

Conjugation

   Conjugation of *prōnūbō (first conjugation)

indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	*prōnūbō	*prōnūbās	*prōnūbat	*prōnūbāmus	*prōnūbātis	*prōnūbant
	imperfect	*prōnūbābam	*prōnūbābās	*prōnūbābat	*prōnūbābāmus	*prōnūbābātis	*prōnūbābant
	future	*prōnūbābō	*prōnūbābis	*prōnūbābit	*prōnūbābimus	*prōnūbābitis	*prōnūbābunt
	perfect	*prōnūbāvī	*prōnūbāvistī	*prōnūbāvit	*prōnūbāvimus	*prōnūbāvistis	*prōnūbāvērunt, *prōnūbāvēre
	pluperfect	*prōnūbāveram	*prōnūbāverās	*prōnūbāverat	*prōnūbāverāmus	*prōnūbāverātis	*prōnūbāverant
	future perfect	*prōnūbāverō	*prōnūbāveris	*prōnūbāverit	*prōnūbāverimus	*prōnūbāveritis	*prōnūbāverint
passive	present	*prōnūbor	*prōnūbāris, *prōnūbāre	*prōnūbātur	*prōnūbāmur	*prōnūbāminī	*prōnūbantur
	imperfect	*prōnūbābar	*prōnūbābāris, *prōnūbābāre	*prōnūbābātur	*prōnūbābāmur	*prōnūbābāminī	*prōnūbābantur
	future	*prōnūbābor	*prōnūbāberis, *prōnūbābere	*prōnūbābitur	*prōnūbābimur	*prōnūbābiminī	*prōnūbābuntur
	perfect	*prōnūbātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	*prōnūbātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	*prōnūbātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	*prōnūbem	*prōnūbēs	*prōnūbet	*prōnūbēmus	*prōnūbētis	*prōnūbent
	imperfect	*prōnūbārem	*prōnūbārēs	*prōnūbāret	*prōnūbārēmus	*prōnūbārētis	*prōnūbārent
	perfect	*prōnūbāverim	*prōnūbāverīs	*prōnūbāverit	*prōnūbāverīmus	*prōnūbāverītis	*prōnūbāverint
	pluperfect	*prōnūbāvissem	*prōnūbāvissēs	*prōnūbāvisset	*prōnūbāvissēmus	*prōnūbāvissētis	*prōnūbāvissent
passive	present	*prōnūber	*prōnūbēris, *prōnūbēre	*prōnūbētur	*prōnūbēmur	*prōnūbēminī	*prōnūbentur
	imperfect	*prōnūbārer	*prōnūbārēris, *prōnūbārēre	*prōnūbārētur	*prōnūbārēmur	*prōnūbārēminī	*prōnūbārentur
	perfect	*prōnūbātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	*prōnūbātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	*prōnūbā	—	—	*prōnūbāte	—
	future	—	*prōnūbātō	*prōnūbātō	—	*prōnūbātōte	*prōnūbantō
passive	present	—	*prōnūbāre	—	—	*prōnūbāminī	—
	future	—	*prōnūbātor	*prōnūbātor	—	—	*prōnūbantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		*prōnūbāre	*prōnūbāvisse	*prōnūbātūrum esse	*prōnūbārī	*prōnūbātum esse	*prōnūbātum īrī
participles		prōnubans	—	*prōnūbātūrus	—	*prōnūbātus	*prōnūbandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		*prōnūbandī	*prōnūbandō	*prōnūbandum	*prōnūbandō	*prōnūbātum	*prōnūbātū

Related terms

• prōnuba
• prōnubus
• prōnūbō

References

• 1989, John Simpson, Edmund Weiner, Oxford English Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, volume 12, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 626:
• 1975, Frederic Taber Cooper, Word Formation in the Roman Sermo Plebeius‎^[2] (in English), →ISBN, page 234:
• 1550, Ludovico Ricchieri, Ludouici Caelii Rhodigini Lectionum Antiquarum Libri 30‎^[3], page 1090: