prosperus

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *prosparos, from Proto-Indo-European *speh₁- (“to succeed”) (whence spēs).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpros.pe.rus/, [ˈprɔs.pɛ.rʊs]

Adjective

prosperus (feminine prospera, neuter prosperum); first/second declension

  1. prosperous, successful
  2. favourable, propitious

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative prosperus prospera prosperum prosperī prosperae prospera
Genitive prosperī prosperae prosperī prosperōrum prosperārum prosperōrum
Dative prosperō prosperae prosperō prosperīs prosperīs prosperīs
Accusative prosperum prosperam prosperum prosperōs prosperās prospera
Ablative prosperō prosperā prosperō prosperīs prosperīs prosperīs
Vocative prospere prospera prosperum prosperī prosperae prospera

References
  • prosperus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • prosperus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • prosperus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to enjoy good health: bona (firma, prospera) valetudine esse or uti (vid. sect. VI. 8., note uti...)
    • the matter progresses favourably, succeeds: aliquid (bene, prospere) succedit or procedit (opp. parum procedere, non succedere)
    • when life runs smoothly: in rebus prosperis et ad voluntatem fluentibus
    • (ambiguous) to be favoured by Fortune; to bask in Fortune's smiles: fortunae favore or prospero flatu fortunae uti (vid. sect. VI. 8., note uti...)
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