prorsus

Latin

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpror.sus/, [ˈprɔr.sʊs]

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

Adjective

prorsus (feminine prorsa, neuter prorsum); 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 prorsus prorsa prorsum prorsī prorsae prorsa
genitive prorsī prorsae prorsī prorsōrum prorsārum prorsōrum
dative prorsō prorsō prorsīs
accusative prorsum prorsam prorsum prorsōs prorsās prorsa
ablative prorsō prorsā prorsō prorsīs
vocative prorse prorsa prorsum prorsī prorsae prorsa
Derived terms

Etymology 2

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

Alternative forms

Adverb

prorsus (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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