prorsus

Latin

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈproːr.sus/, [ˈproːr.sʊs]

Etymology 1

For *provorsus, from prō + versus, vorsus (“turned”).

Alternative forms

Adjective

prōrsus (feminine prōrsa, neuter prōrsum); first/second declension

  1. straightforward, right onwards, straight, direct
  2. (transf. of style) straightforward, prosaic
Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative prōrsus prōrsa prōrsum prōrsī prōrsae prōrsa
Genitive prōrsī prōrsae prōrsī prōrsōrum prōrsārum prōrsōrum
Dative prōrsō prōrsō prōrsīs
Accusative prōrsum prōrsam prōrsum prōrsōs prōrsās prōrsa
Ablative prōrsō prōrsā prōrsō prōrsīs
Vocative prōrse prōrsa prōrsum prōrsī prōrsae prōrsa
Derived terms

Etymology 2

For *provorsus, from prō + versus, vorsus (“towards”).

Alternative forms

Adverb

prōrsus (not comparable)

  1. forwards
  2. straight forward; directly
  3. certainly, truly, precisely, utterly, absolutely

References
  • prorsus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • prorsus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • prorsus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • prorsus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • not to understand a single word: verbum prorsus nullum intellegere
    • that is exactly what I think: ita prorsus existimo
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