procus
Latin edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpro.kus/, [ˈprɔkʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpro.kus/, [ˈprɔːkus]
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Italic *prokos, from Proto-Indo-European *preḱ- (“to ask, woo”).
Noun edit
procus m (genitive procī); second declension
Declension edit
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | procus | procī |
| Genitive | procī | procōrum |
| Dative | procō | procīs |
| Accusative | procum | procōs |
| Ablative | procō | procīs |
| Vocative | proce | procī |
Alternative genitive plural procum, with the short genitive plural ending -um.
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Portuguese: proco
Etymology 2 edit
Alternative forms edit
- procer (collateral)
Noun edit
procus m (genitive procī); second declension
- Alternative form of procer
Declension edit
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | procus | procī |
| Genitive | procī | procōrum |
| Dative | procō | procīs |
| Accusative | procum | procōs |
| Ablative | procō | procīs |
| Vocative | proce | procī |
References edit
- “procus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “procus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- procus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.