Adjective: proximus
Hyphenation:
Declension: First, Second
Nominative
| Singular masc. | proximus |
| Singular fem. | proxima |
| Singular neut. | proximum |
| Plural masc. | proximī |
| Plural fem. | proximae |
| Plural neut. | proxima |
Genitive
| Singular masc. | proximī |
| Singular fem. | proximae |
| Singular neut. | proximī |
| Plural masc. | proximōrum |
| Plural fem. | proximārum |
| Plural neut. | proximōrum |
Dative
| Singular masc. | proximō |
| Singular fem. | proximae |
| Singular neut. | proximō |
| Plural masc. | proximīs |
| Plural fem. | proximīs |
| Plural neut. | proximīs |
Accusative
| Singular masc. | proximum |
| Singular fem. | proximam |
| Singular neut. | proximum |
| Plural masc. | proximōs |
| Plural fem. | proximās |
| Plural neut. | proxima |
Ablative
| Singular masc. | proximō |
| Singular fem. | proximā |
| Singular neut. | proximō |
| Plural masc. | proximīs |
| Plural fem. | proximīs |
| Plural neut. | proximīs |
Vocative
| Singular masc. | proxime |
| Singular fem. | proxima |
| Singular neut. | proximum |
| Plural masc. | proximī |
| Plural fem. | proximae |
| Plural neut. | proxima |
Comparison
Sample Sentences
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Dēfessī Aeneadae quae proxima lītora cursū (The weary followers of Aeneas hasten to find which [are] the nearest shores along [their] journey, and [so] they turn toward the coast of Libya.) [29 BCE – 19 BCE, Vergilius, Aeneis 1.157–158]
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Quid proximā, quid superiōre nocte ēgerīs, ubi fuerīs, quōs convocāverīs, quid cōnsiliī cēperīs, quem nostrum ignōrāre arbitrāris?
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What did you do last [night], what the night before? Where were you? Whom did you summon? What plan did you decide on? Which of us do you think is unaware?
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(Ablatives of time: proximā, superiōre.) [63 BCE, Cicero, In Catilinam orationes 1.1]
Adjectives inflected like proximus
palmātus,
rēctangulus,
ursīnus,
palmōsus,
negātōrius,
Cimmerius,
fēlīnus,
deltoīdeus,
flūctifragus,
Colōnēus,
recordātīvus,
erēmīticus,
nūnciātōrius,
idōneus,
carcinophagus,
servus,
sentus,
imāginōsus,
chelīdonius,
foetulentus, etc. (List truncated at 20 adjectives)
Etymology
1. Etymology tree
2. Proto-Indo-European *prokʷe
3. Proto-Indo-European *prokʷism̥mos
4. Latin proximus
5. From Proto-Indo-European *prokʷism̥mos, from *prokʷe (whence prope). See also -issimus.
6. Compare typologically English next (<< Proto-Germanic *nēhwist (“nearest, closest”); equivalent to nigh + -est).
Verbs referencing "proximus"
Italian Adjectives
prossimo, Catalan Adjectives
aproximatiu, Catalan Adjectives
pròxim, Romanian Adjectives
proxim, Asturian Adjectives
próximu.
Translations