prosa

See also Prosa

Catalan

Noun

prosa f (uncountable)

1. prose

Related terms

• prosaico

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Galician

Noun

prosa f (usually uncountable)

1. prose

Related terms

• prosaico

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Italian

Etymology

From the Latin word prōsa (“straightforward”) from the term prōsa ōrātio (“a straightforward speech- i.e. without the ornaments of verse”). The term prōsa (“straightforward”) is a colloquial form of straight forwards which is the feminine form of straight forwards, from Old Latin prōvorsus (“moving straight ahead”), from pro- (“forward”) + turned, form of vertō (“I turn”). Compare verse.

Noun

prosa f (plural prose)

1. a prose
2. a drama (theatre)

Related terms

• prosaicismo
• prosaicità
• prosaico
• prosastico
• prosatore

Anagrams

• aspro, parso, raspo, raspò, saprò, sopra, sparo, sparò, spora

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Latin

Alternative forms

• prorsa

Etymology

A colloquial form of prorsa the feminine form of prorsus (“straight forwards”), from Old Latin prōvorsus (“moving straight ahead”), from pro- (“forward”) + turned, form of vertō (“I turn”). Compare verse.

Noun

prōsa

1. (colloquial) feminine form of prōsus (“straightforward”)

Derived terms

• prōsa ōrātio (a straightforward speech- i.e. without the ornaments of verse)

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Lojban

Etymology

In Lojbanized spelling.

• Chinese: sanuen — 散文 [sǎn wén]
• English: proz — prose
• Spanish: pros — prosa
• Russian: proz — проза

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈprosa/

Gismu

prosa (rafsi ros, ro'a)

1. prose; x1 is prose (non-poetic written text) about plot/theme/subject x2 by author x3 for intended audience x4.

See also

• cfika
• lisri
• cukta
• pemci
• finti

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese prosa, from Latin prōsa (“straightforward”) in the term prōsa ōrātio (“straightforward speech”), alteration of prorsa, from feminine form of prorsus (“straight forwards”), from Old Latin prōvorsus (“moving straight ahead”), from pro- (“forward”) + turned.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA: /ˈpɾɔ.za/, /ˈpɾɔ.zɐ/
• Hyphenation: pro‧sa

Noun

prosa f (plural prosas)

1. (literature, uncountable) prose (written language not intended as poetry)
2. a work in prose
3. eloquence
4. chat (informal conversation)

Synonyms

• (work in prose): narrativa
• (eloquence): eloquência, oratória
• (chat): See Wikisaurus:conversa

Antonyms

• (written language not intended as poetry): poesia

Related terms

prosador prosaicamente prosaico prosaísmo

prosaísta prosar proseado

proseador prosear proseio

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Spanish

Noun

prosa f (plural prosas)

1. prose

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Swedish

Pronunciation

• audio

  (file)

Noun

prosa c

1. prose

Declension

Declension of prosa

	uncountable		uncountable
Common	indefinite	definite
nominative	prosa	prosan
genitive	prosas	prosans

Related terms

• prosaisk

Antonyms

• dikt
• lyrik
• poesi
• rim