propitius

Latin edit

Etymology edit

From pro- plus an element possibly derived from *peth₂- (“to rush, fly”), so that the original meaning was "falling or rushing forward", hence "eager, well-disposed". Compare Ancient Greek προπετής (propetḗs, “inclined forward”).

Pronunciation edit

(Classical) IPA^(key): /proˈpi.ti.us/, [prɔˈpɪt̪iʊs̠]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /proˈpit.t͡si.us/, [proˈpit̪ː͡s̪ius]

Adjective edit

propitius (feminine propitia, neuter propitium); first/second-declension adjective

favorable, well-disposed, kind
propitious

Declension edit

First/second-declension adjective.

Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Number	Singular			Plural
Nominative	propitius	propitia	propitium	propitiī	propitiae	propitia
Genitive	propitiī	propitiae	propitiī	propitiōrum	propitiārum	propitiōrum
Dative	propitiō	propitiae	propitiō	propitiīs
Accusative	propitium	propitiam	propitium	propitiōs	propitiās	propitia
Ablative	propitiō	propitiā	propitiō	propitiīs
Vocative	propitie	propitia	propitium	propitiī	propitiae	propitia

Derived terms edit

propitiō

Descendants edit

→ English: propitious
→ Italian: propizio
→ French: propice
→ Catalan: propici
→ Portuguese: propício
→ Romanian: propice
→ Spanish: propicio

References edit

“propitius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“propitius”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
propitius 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)
propitius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
- the favour of heaven: dei propitii (opp. irati)
“propitious”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.