proprius

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *prijos, from Proto-Indo-European *priHós. Cognate with English free.

Others suggestions are:

  • for *prōprīvus, from prīvus or ultimately from this root.
  • for *prōpatrius, from prō- + pater, meaning "from one's forefathers", taking Ancient Greek προπάτωρ (propátōr, forefather) as comparison.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈproː.pri.us/, [ˈproː.pri.ʊs]

Adjective

prōprius (feminine prōpria, neuter prōprium); first/second declension

  1. own, individual
  2. special, particular, characteristic

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative prōprius prōpria prōprium prōpriī prōpriae prōpria
Genitive prōpriī prōpriae prōpriī prōpriōrum prōpriārum prōpriōrum
Dative prōpriō prōpriae prōpriō prōpriīs prōpriīs prōpriīs
Accusative prōprium prōpriam prōprium prōpriōs prōpriās prōpria
Ablative prōpriō prōpriā prōpriō prōpriīs prōpriīs prōpriīs
Vocative prōprie prōpria prōprium prōpriī prōpriae prōpria

Derived terms

Descendants

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References

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