pronus

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Verb

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pronus

  1. conditional of pronar

Latin

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Etymology

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From adverbial form of prō (forward). Compare Ancient Greek πρᾱνής (prānḗs)/ πρηνής (prēnḗs).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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prōnus (feminine prōna, neuter prōnum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. turned forward, inclined, leaning, hanging
  2. bent over, bending, stooping
  3. prone, face down

Declension

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First/second-declension adjective.

Antonyms

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Descendants

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  • Catalan: pron
  • English: prone
  • Italian: prono
  • Portuguese: prono
  • Spanish: prono

References

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  • pronus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • pronus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • pronus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • pronus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.