prosapia

See also: prosápia

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin prōsāpia.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /proˈza.pja/
  • Rhymes: -apja
  • Hyphenation: pro‧sà‧pia

Noun

prosapia f (plural prosapie) (literary)

  1. lineage, ancestry
    Synonyms: casa, casata, casato, ceppo, dinastia, discendenza, genealogia, genia, gente, (literary) lignaggio, progenie, sangue, (literary) schiatta, stirpe

Further reading
  • prosapia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Etymology

From prō- + possibly the root of serō (“to sow”).

Noun

prōsāpia f (genitive prōsāpiae); first declension

  1. stock, race, family, lineage

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative prōsāpia prōsāpiae
Genitive prōsāpiae prōsāpiārum
Dative prōsāpiae prōsāpiīs
Accusative prōsāpiam prōsāpiās
Ablative prōsāpiā prōsāpiīs
Vocative prōsāpia prōsāpiae

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

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin prōsāpia.

Noun

prosapia f (plural prosapias)

  1. lineage; ancestry; stock
    Synonyms: linaje, estirpe, alcurnia, abolengo

Further reading
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