Adjective: propinquus
Hyphenation:
Declension: First, Second
Nominative
| Singular masc. | propinquus |
| Singular fem. | propinqua |
| Singular neut. | propinquum |
| Plural masc. | propinquī |
| Plural fem. | propinquae |
| Plural neut. | propinqua |
Genitive
| Singular masc. | propinquī |
| Singular fem. | propinquae |
| Singular neut. | propinquī |
| Plural masc. | propinquōrum |
| Plural fem. | propinquārum |
| Plural neut. | propinquōrum |
Dative
| Singular masc. | propinquō |
| Singular fem. | propinquae |
| Singular neut. | propinquō |
| Plural masc. | propinquīs |
| Plural fem. | propinquīs |
| Plural neut. | propinquīs |
Accusative
| Singular masc. | propinquum |
| Singular fem. | propinquam |
| Singular neut. | propinquum |
| Plural masc. | propinquōs |
| Plural fem. | propinquās |
| Plural neut. | propinqua |
Ablative
| Singular masc. | propinquō |
| Singular fem. | propinquā |
| Singular neut. | propinquō |
| Plural masc. | propinquīs |
| Plural fem. | propinquīs |
| Plural neut. | propinquīs |
Vocative
| Singular masc. | propinque |
| Singular fem. | propinqua |
| Singular neut. | propinquum |
| Plural masc. | propinquī |
| Plural fem. | propinquae |
| Plural neut. | propinqua |
Sample Sentences
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propinqui regis Tatii legatos Laurentium pulsant (The relatives of the king Tatius mistreated the ambassadors of the Laurentians) [27 BCE – 25 BCE, Titus Livius, Ab urbe condita I.14]
Adjectives inflected like propinquus
siccus,
flū̆xus,
pēnsus,
sublātus,
sublīmus,
inmoderātus,
blandus,
dēruptus,
mūscōsus,
porōsus,
compositus,
grossus,
imperfectus,
adtentus,
protervus,
perfidiōsus,
sollicitus,
fascinōsus,
sincērus,
inūsitātus, etc. (List truncated at 20 adjectives)
Etymology
1. Etymology tree
2. Latin prop(e)
3. Latin (h)inc
4. Proto-Indo-European *-wós
5. Proto-Italic *-wos
6. Latin -uus
7. Latin propinquus
8. From prop(e) (“near”) + (h)inc (“hence”) + -uus. Compare longinquus.
9. Or the ending may come from some Proto-Indo-European *-n̥kʷo- seen in Ancient Greek ἀλλοδ-απός (allod-após), ποδ-απός (pod-após) (their first parts here correspond to Latin aliud, quod) etc. See also Proto-Germanic *-ungō.
Verbs referencing "propinquus"
Italian Adjectives
propinquo, Catalan Adjectives
propinc.
Translations