proprio

See also: próprio

French

Etymology

Clipping of propriétaire + -o.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʁɔ.pʁi.jo/

Noun

proprio m (plural proprios, feminine propriote)

1. (colloquial) landlord
2. (colloquial) householder, landowner (real estate proprietor)

Further reading

• “proprio”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Italian

Alternative forms

• propio (proscribed and colloquial; or archaic)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin proprius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈprɔ.prjo/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɔprjo
• Hyphenation: prò‧prio

Adjective

proprio (feminine propria, masculine plural propri, feminine plural proprie, adverb propriamente)

1. (possessive) one's, one's own, her (own), its (own), their (own)

   pensare ai fatti propri ― to mind one's own business

   fare del proprio meglio ― to do one's best

2. (possessive, peculiar) characteristic, peculiar, typical

   il cimurro è una malattia propria del cane ― distemper is a disease peculiar to the dog

3. (possessive, grammar, mathematics) proper

   nome proprio ― proper noun

Related terms

• improprio
• proprietà

Adverb

proprio

1. (really) really, quite, indeed

   Anna è proprio bella. ― Anna is really beautiful.

2. (exactly) just, quite, exactly

   proprio allora ― right then

3. (focus) (intensifier) very, right, at all

   proprio ora ― this very minute

Descendants

• → Slavomolisano: proprja

Noun

proprio m (plural propri)

1. one's own, what belongs to one, one's due

   a ciascuno il proprio ― to each his own

Derived terms

• in proprio

Pronoun

proprio m (feminine singular propria, masculine plural propri, feminine plural proprie)

1. (possessive) one's, one's own, her (own), its (own), their (own)

Further reading

• “proprio”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈprɔ.pri.oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈprɔː.pri.o]

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *per-der.?

Proto-Indo-European *per-der.?

Proto-Indo-European *pér

Proto-Indo-European *-o

Proto-Indo-European *pró

Proto-Indo-European *pro-

Proto-Italic *pro-

Proto-Indo-European *preyH-

Proto-Indo-European *-ós

Proto-Indo-European *priHós

Proto-Italic *prijos

Proto-Italic *proprijos

Latin proprius

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.

Proto-Italic *-ājō

Proto-Italic *-āō

Latin -ō

Latin propriō

From proprius + -ō.

Verb

propriō (present infinitive propriāre, perfect active propriāvī); first conjugation, no passive, no supine stem

1. to appropriate

Conjugation

   Conjugation of propriō (first conjugation, no passive)

indicative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	propriō		propriās		propriat		propriāmus		propriātis		propriant
	imperfect	propriābam		propriābās		propriābat		propriābāmus		propriābātis		propriābant
	future	propriābō		propriābis		propriābit		propriābimus		propriābitis		propriābunt
	perfect	propriāvī		propriāvistī		propriāvit		propriāvimus		propriāvistis		propriāvērunt, propriāvēre
	pluperfect	propriāveram		propriāverās		propriāverat		propriāverāmus		propriāverātis		propriāverant
	future perfect	propriāverō		propriāveris		propriāverit		propriāverimus		propriāveritis		propriāverint
	sigmatic future1	propriāssō		propriāssis		propriāssit		propriāssimus		propriāssitis		propriāssint
subjunctive		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	propriem		propriēs		propriet		propriēmus		propriētis		proprient
	imperfect	propriārem		propriārēs		propriāret		propriārēmus		propriārētis		propriārent
	perfect	propriāverim		propriāverīs		propriāverit		propriāverīmus		propriāverītis		propriāverint
	pluperfect	propriāvissem		propriāvissēs		propriāvisset		propriāvissēmus		propriāvissētis		propriāvissent
	sigmatic aorist1	propriāssim		propriāssīs		propriāssīt		propriāssīmus		propriāssītis		propriāssint
imperative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	—		propriā		—		—		propriāte		—
	future	—		propriātō		propriātō		—		propriātōte		propriantō
non-finite forms		infinitive						participle
		active			passive			active			passive
present		propriāre			—			propriāns			—
future		propriātūrum esse			—			propriātūrus			—
perfect		propriāvisse			—			—			—
perfect potential		propriātūrum fuisse			—			—			—
verbal nouns		gerund								supine
		genitive		dative		accusative		ablative		accusative		ablative
		propriandī		propriandō		propriandum		propriandō		propriātum		propriātū

¹At least one use of the Old Latin "sigmatic future" and "sigmatic aorist" tenses is attested, which are used by Old Latin writers; most notably Plautus and Terence. The sigmatic future is generally ascribed a future or future perfect meaning, while the sigmatic aorist expresses a possible desire ("might want to").

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

propriō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of proprius

References

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

Portuguese

Adjective

proprio (feminine propria, masculine plural proprios, feminine plural proprias, not comparable)

1. obsolete spelling of próprio

Spanish

Adjective

proprio (feminine propria, masculine plural proprios, feminine plural proprias)

1. obsolete form of propio

Further reading

• “proprio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025