prospectus
English
Etymology
From French prospectus (“a prospectus”), borrowed from Latin.
Noun
prospectus (plural prospectuses or prospectus)
- A document, distributed to prospective members, investors, buyers, or participants, which describes an institution (such as a university), a publication, or a business and what it has to offer.
- A document which describes a proposed endeavor (venture, undertaking), such as a literary work (which one proposes to write).
Translations
document which describes an institution, publication or business
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Latin
Etymology
Perfect passive participle of prōspiciō.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /prosˈpek.tus/, [prɔsˈpɛk.tʊs]
Noun
prospectus m (genitive prospectūs); fourth declension
- view, sight, prospect
- Caes. G. 2, 22:
- in prospectu esse
- 78, Plinius, Naturalis Historia, XIX, 59
- iam in fenestris suis plebs urbana imagine hortorum cotidiana oculis rura praebebant, antequam praefigi prospectus omnes coegit multitudinis innumerae saeva latrocinatio.
- Caes. G. 2, 22:
- panorama
- 2015, Francisci, Laudato si' §85:
- Ex amplissimis prospectibus ad minimam vitae formam, natura mirationem reverentiamque indesinenter concitat
- From panoramic vistas to the tiniest living form, nature is a constant source of wonder and awe.
- Ex amplissimis prospectibus ad minimam vitae formam, natura mirationem reverentiamque indesinenter concitat
- 2015, Francisci, Laudato si' §85:
Inflection
Fourth declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | prospectus | prospectūs |
Genitive | prospectūs | prospectuum |
Dative | prospectuī | prospectibus |
Accusative | prospectum | prospectūs |
Ablative | prospectū | prospectibus |
Vocative | prospectus | prospectūs |
Related terms
Descendants
- French: prospectus
- Russian: проспект (prospekt)
- Spanish: prospecto
Participle
prōspectus m (feminine prōspecta, neuter prōspectum); first/second declension
Inflection
First/second declension.
Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
Nominative | prōspectus | prōspecta | prōspectum | prōspectī | prōspectae | prōspecta | |
Genitive | prōspectī | prōspectae | prōspectī | prōspectōrum | prōspectārum | prōspectōrum | |
Dative | prōspectō | prōspectae | prōspectō | prōspectīs | prōspectīs | prōspectīs | |
Accusative | prōspectum | prōspectam | prōspectum | prōspectōs | prōspectās | prōspecta | |
Ablative | prōspectō | prōspectā | prōspectō | prōspectīs | prōspectīs | prōspectīs | |
Vocative | prōspecte | prōspecta | prōspectum | prōspectī | prōspectae | prōspecta |
References
- prospectus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- prospectus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- prospectus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- one has a view over...; one is able to see as far as..: prospectus est ad aliquid
- one has a view over...; one is able to see as far as..: prospectus est ad aliquid
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