prol

See also: Prol

Galician

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese prol, from Late Latin prōde (“profitable, useful”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɾɔl/

Noun

prol m (plural proles)

1. profit, utility

   Synonyms: beneficio, lucro, proveito

   • 1289, Antonio López Ferreiro, editor, Fueros municipales de Santiago y de su tierra, Madrid: Ediciones Castilla, page 113:

     Esta he a auiinca ontre os vigarios e cabido dos canbeadores e os ouriuez que fazen a seu prazer de sy, huus et outros et per suas voontades et serviço de deus et del rrey et onrra da iglesiade Santiago et a seruico do concello et a prol dos da terra

     This is the settlement in between the vicars and chapter of the [gilds of the money] exchangers and of the goldsmiths, that they do to their own pleasure, both for their own will, in the service of God and king, in honor of the church of Santiago and in the service of the city council and for the profit of the countrymen

   • 1469, M. C. Barreiro (ed.), A documentación notarial do concello de Noia (ss. XIV-XVI), 52.70:

     logo o dito Gonçal de Cornjço outra vez diso: ¿Ay quen dé máys? Eyla hũa, eyla dúas, eylas tres. Boa prol lle faça

     then Gonzal de Cornizo said again: "Does anyone gives more? one, two, three... Shall it gives you a good profit"

2. advantage

   Synonym: vantaxe

Derived terms

• a prol de
• en prol de
• Prol

References

• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “prol”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “prol”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “prol”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “prol”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Portuguese

Etymology

Back-formed from the plural próis, from Old Galician-Portuguese proe, proes, from Late Latin prōde (“profitable, useful”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾɔw/ [ˈpɾɔʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾɔl/ [ˈpɾɔɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾɔl/ [ˈpɾɔɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾɔ.li/

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɔl, (Brazil) -ɔw
• Hyphenation: prol

Noun

prol m (plural próis)

1. profit

   Synonyms: lucro, proveito

2. advantage

   Synonym: vantagem

Derived terms

• em prol de

Further reading

• “prol”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “prol”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Welsh

Alternative forms

• prôl

Etymology

Derived from Latin prōlogus. Doublet of prolog.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /proːl/
• Rhymes: -oːl

Noun

prol m or f

1. (literary) prologue, introduction

   Synonyms: prolog, rhagymadrodd, rhaglith

Mutation

Mutated forms of prol

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
prol	brol	mhrol	phrol

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “prol”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies