prolixus

Latin

Etymology

From prō + laxus.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /proːˈlik.sus/, [proːˈlʲɪks̠ʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /proˈlik.sus/, [proˈliksus]

Adjective

prōlixus (feminine prōlixa, neuter prōlixum, comparative prōlixior, adverb prōlixē); first/second-declension adjective

  1. stretched out, extended
  2. courteous
  3. favorable

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative prōlixus prōlixa prōlixum prōlixī prōlixae prōlixa
Genitive prōlixī prōlixae prōlixī prōlixōrum prōlixārum prōlixōrum
Dative prōlixō prōlixō prōlixīs
Accusative prōlixum prōlixam prōlixum prōlixōs prōlixās prōlixa
Ablative prōlixō prōlixā prōlixō prōlixīs
Vocative prōlixe prōlixa prōlixum prōlixī prōlixae prōlixa

Derived terms

Descendants
  • English: prolix
  • French: prolixe
  • Galician: prolixo
  • Italian: prolisso
  • Portuguese: prolixo
  • Spanish: prolijo

References
  • “prolixus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “prolixus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • prolixus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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