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Revision as of 07:37, 15 April 2015
Translingual
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Etymology
from Provençal, with the final o for old. Compare fro.
Symbol
pro
- ISO 639 code for Old Provençal.
English
Pronunciation
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|lang=parameter) IPA(key): /pɹoʊ/ - (deprecated use of
|lang=parameter) Rhymes: -əʊ
Etymology 1
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin (deprecated template usage) prō.
Noun
pro (plural pros)
- An advantage of something, especially when contrasted with its disadvantages (cons).
- What are the pros and cons of buying a car?
Synonyms
Antonyms
Derived terms
Translations
advantage of something
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Preposition
pro
- In favor of.
- He is pro exercise but against physical exertion, quite a conundrum.
Antonyms
Translations
Etymology 2
- Shortened from (deprecated template usage) professional.
Noun
pro (plural pros)
- a professional sportsman
- (deprecated template usage) (colloquial) professional
- When it comes to DIY, he's a real pro.
Derived terms
Translations
a professional sportsman
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someone who is very good at something
Etymology 3
Shortening.
Noun
pro (plural pros)
- A prostitute.
- 1974, "Fynn" (Sydney Hopkins), Mister God, This Is Anna
- Millie was one of the dozen or so pros who had a house at the top of the street.
- 1974, "Fynn" (Sydney Hopkins), Mister God, This Is Anna
Anagrams
Czech
Pronunciation
- (deprecated use of
|lang=parameter)audio: (file)
Preposition
Template:cs-prep + accusative
Noun
pro n
- pro (advantage)
- Všechno má svá pro a proti. — Everything has its pros and cons.
Synonyms
- klad m
Antonyms
Esperanto
Preposition
pro
- caused by, because of, owing to, due to
- motivated by, for the sake of, on account of, for
- in exchange for
See also
French
Etymology
Shortened from (deprecated template usage) professionnel(le).
Pronunciation
- (deprecated use of
|lang=parameter) IPA(key): /pʁo/
Adjective
pro (plural pros)
- professional
- Il est très pro.
Noun
pro m or f (plural pros)
- professional
- Elle est une vraie pro.
- a whiz, someone who is very good at something
- Nous avons à faire à un pro !
External links
- “pro”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
German
Preposition
pro
Ido
Preposition
pro
Interlingua
Preposition
pro
Italian
Preposition
pro
Noun
pro m (invariable)
Noun
pro m (invariable)
Ladin
Noun
pro m (plural pro)
Latin
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *pro-, form of *per-[1].
Preposition
prō + ablative
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “pro-”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Lojban
Rafsi
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Luxembourgish
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin.
Pronunciation
- (deprecated use of
|lang=parameter) IPA(key): /pʀoː/- (deprecated use of
|lang=parameter) Rhymes: -oː
- (deprecated use of
Preposition
pro
Old French
Preposition
pro
- (deprecated template usage) (very early Old French) (deprecated use of
|lang=parameter) Alternative form of por
Usage notes
- Used in the Oaths of Strasbourg
Portuguese
Contraction
pro
- (colloquial) contraction of para (“for”) + o (“the”)
Spanish
Etymology
A recent Latinism, from the (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin (deprecated template usage) prō; see above.
Preposition
pro
Usage notes
Equivalent to, and often replaced with, en pro de (see en, de) or a favor de (see a, favor).
Volapük
Preposition
pro
Categories:
- Translingual lemmas
- Translingual symbols
- English 1-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:English/əʊ
- English terms derived from Latin
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- English prepositions
- English colloquialisms
- English clippings
- Czech terms with audio links
- Czech lemmas
- Czech nouns
- Czech neuter nouns
- Esperanto lemmas
- Esperanto prepositions
- Esperanto BRO1
- French 1-syllable words
- French terms with IPA pronunciation
- French lemmas
- French adjectives
- French nouns
- French countable nouns
- French masculine nouns
- French feminine nouns
- French nouns with multiple genders
- German lemmas
- German prepositions
- Ido lemmas
- Ido prepositions
- Interlingua lemmas
- Interlingua prepositions
- Italian lemmas
- Italian prepositions
- Italian nouns
- Italian masculine nouns
- Ladin lemmas
- Ladin nouns
- Ladin masculine nouns
- Latin terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Latin lemmas
- Latin prepositions
- Lojban rafsi
- Luxembourgish terms derived from Latin
- Luxembourgish 1-syllable words
- Luxembourgish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Luxembourgish/oː
- Luxembourgish lemmas
- Luxembourgish prepositions
- Old French lemmas
- Old French prepositions
- Portuguese non-lemma forms
- Portuguese contractions
- Portuguese colloquialisms
- Spanish terms derived from Latin
- Spanish lemmas
- Spanish prepositions
- Volapük lemmas
- Volapük prepositions