providus

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Latin

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Etymology

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From prōvideō.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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prōvidus (feminine prōvida, neuter prōvidum, adverb prōvidē); first/second-declension adjective

  1. prophetic
  2. provident, prudent, circumspect, cautious

Declension

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First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative prōvidus prōvida prōvidum prōvidī prōvidae prōvida
genitive prōvidī prōvidae prōvidī prōvidōrum prōvidārum prōvidōrum
dative prōvidō prōvidae prōvidō prōvidīs
accusative prōvidum prōvidam prōvidum prōvidōs prōvidās prōvida
ablative prōvidō prōvidā prōvidō prōvidīs
vocative prōvide prōvida prōvidum prōvidī prōvidae prōvida

Descendants

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  • Italian: provvido
  • Portuguese: próvido
  • Spanish: próvido

References

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  • providus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • providus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • providus 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)
  • providus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.