Latin edit

Etymology edit

From prō + laxus.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

prōlixus (feminine prōlixa, neuter prōlixum, comparative prōlixior, adverb prōlixē); first/second-declension adjective

  1. stretched out, extended
  2. courteous
  3. favorable

Declension edit

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative prōlixus prōlixa prōlixum prōlixī prōlixae prōlixa
Genitive prōlixī prōlixae prōlixī prōlixōrum prōlixārum prōlixōrum
Dative prōlixō prōlixō prōlixīs
Accusative prōlixum prōlixam prōlixum prōlixōs prōlixās prōlixa
Ablative prōlixō prōlixā prōlixō prōlixīs
Vocative prōlixe prōlixa prōlixum prōlixī prōlixae prōlixa

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • English: prolix
  • French: prolixe
  • Galician: prolixo
  • Italian: prolisso
  • Portuguese: prolixo
  • Spanish: prolijo

References edit

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