Latin edit

Etymology edit

From the perfect passive participle of proveniō.

Noun edit

prōventus m (genitive prōventūs); fourth declension

  1. growth, increase
  2. produce, yield, crop
    Synonyms: seges, frūctus, frūx
  3. result, outcome
    Synonyms: successus, frūx, frūctus, ēventus, exitus, effectus

Declension edit

Fourth-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative prōventus prōventūs
Genitive prōventūs prōventuum
Dative prōventuī prōventibus
Accusative prōventum prōventūs
Ablative prōventū prōventibus
Vocative prōventus prōventūs

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Italian: provento
  • Portuguese: provento
  • Spanish: provento

References edit

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