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prompto

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Latin

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Participle

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prōmptō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of prōmptus

References

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  • prompto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • prompto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Portuguese

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Adjective

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prompto (feminine prompta, masculine plural promptos, feminine plural promptas)

  1. Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of pronto.
    • 1880, Maria Amalia Vaz de Carvalho, “A perceptora [The preceptress]”, in Contos e phantasias [Short stories and fantasies]‎[1], 2nd edition, Lisbon: Parceria Antonio Maria Pereira, published 1905, page 214:
      — Aqui me tem, prompto a luctar peito a peito contra o seu infortunio, e a vencêl-o.
      “Here you have me, ready to fight chest-to-chest against your misfortune, and to win against it.”