proserpo

Latin

Etymology

From prō- (“forward”) +‎ serpō (“creep, crawl”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /proːˈser.poː/, [proːˈs̠ɛrpoː]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /proˈser.po/, [proˈs̬ɛrpo]

Verb

prōserpō (present infinitive prōserpere); third conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stem

  1. I creep forward
  2. I creep along, I crawl along

Conjugation
   Conjugation of prōserpō (third conjugation, no supine stem, no perfect stem, active only)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present prōserpō prōserpis prōserpit prōserpimus prōserpitis prōserpunt
imperfect prōserpēbam prōserpēbās prōserpēbat prōserpēbāmus prōserpēbātis prōserpēbant
future prōserpam prōserpēs prōserpet prōserpēmus prōserpētis prōserpent
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present prōserpam prōserpās prōserpat prōserpāmus prōserpātis prōserpant
imperfect prōserperem prōserperēs prōserperet prōserperēmus prōserperētis prōserperent
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — prōserpe — — prōserpite —
future — prōserpitō prōserpitō — prōserpitōte prōserpuntō
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives prōserpere — — — — —
participles prōserpēns — — — — —
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
prōserpendī prōserpendō prōserpendum prōserpendō — —

References
  • “proserpo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • proserpo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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