prolixus

Latin

Etymology

From pro + liquere.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /proːˈlik.sus/, [proːˈlʲɪks̠ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /proˈlik.sus/, [proˈliksus]

Adjective

prōlixus (feminine prōlixa, neuter prōlixum, comparative prōlixior, adverb prōlixē); first/second-declension adjective

1. courteous
2. favorable

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	prōlixus	prōlixa	prōlixum		prōlixī	prōlixae	prōlixa
Genitive	prōlixī	prōlixae	prōlixī		prōlixōrum	prōlixārum	prōlixōrum
Dative	prōlixō		prōlixō		prōlixīs
Accusative	prōlixum	prōlixam	prōlixum		prōlixōs	prōlixās	prōlixa
Ablative	prōlixō	prōlixā	prōlixō		prōlixīs
Vocative	prōlixe	prōlixa	prōlixum		prōlixī	prōlixae	prōlixa

Related terms

• prōlixē

Descendants

• English: prolix
• French: prolixe
• Galician: prolixo
• Portuguese: prolixo
• Spanish: prolijo

References

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