proprio

See also: próprio

Contents

French

Etymology

Clipping of propriétaire + -o.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʁɔ.pʁi.jo/

Noun

proprio m (plural proprios, feminine propriote)

1. (colloquial) landlord
2. (colloquial) householder, landowner (real estate proprietor)

Further reading

• “proprio” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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Italian

Alternative forms

• propio (misspelling)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin proprius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈprɔp.rjo/
• Hyphenation: prò‧prio

Adjective

proprio (feminine singular propria, masculine plural propri, feminine plural proprie)

1. (possessive) one's, one's own, her (own), its (own), their (own)

   pensare ai fatti propri ― to mind one's own business

   fare del proprio meglio ― to do one's best

   in proprio ― on one's own, by oneself

2. (possessive, peculiar) characteristic, peculiar, typical

   il cimurro è una malattia propria del cane ― distemper is a disease peculiar to the dog

3. (possessive, grammar, mathematics) proper

   nome proprio ― proper noun

Adverb

proprio

1. (really) really, quite, indeed

   Anna è proprio bella. ― Anna is really beautiful.

2. (exactly) just, quite, exactly

   proprio allora ― just then

3. (intensifier) very, right, at all

   proprio ora ― this very minute

Noun

proprio m (plural propri)

1. one's own, what belongs to one, one's due

   a ciascuno il proprio ― to each his due

Pronoun

proprio m (feminine singular propria, masculine plural propri, feminine plural proprie)

1. (possessive) one's, one's own, her (own), its (own), their (own)

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Latin

Adjective

propriō

1. dative masculine singular of proprius
2. dative neuter singular of proprius
3. ablative masculine singular of proprius
4. ablative neuter singular of proprius

References

• proprio in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• proprio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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Portuguese

Adjective

proprio m (feminine singular propria, masculine plural proprios, feminine plural proprias, not comparable)

1. Obsolete spelling of próprio

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Spanish

Adjective

proprio (feminine singular propria, masculine plural proprios, feminine plural proprias)

1. Obsolete spelling of propio