Latin edit

Etymology edit

From prōspiciō +‎ -uus.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

prōspicuus (feminine prōspicua, neuter prōspicuum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. able to be seen from far away

Declension edit

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative prōspicuus prōspicua prōspicuum prōspicuī prōspicuae prōspicua
Genitive prōspicuī prōspicuae prōspicuī prōspicuōrum prōspicuārum prōspicuōrum
Dative prōspicuō prōspicuō prōspicuīs
Accusative prōspicuum prōspicuam prōspicuum prōspicuōs prōspicuās prōspicua
Ablative prōspicuō prōspicuā prōspicuō prōspicuīs
Vocative prōspicue prōspicua prōspicuum prōspicuī prōspicuae prōspicua

Descendants edit

  • English: prospicuous
  • Italian: prospicuo

References edit

  • prospicuus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • prospicuus in Georges, Karl Ernst, Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 2, Hahnsche Buchhandlung
  • prospicuus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press