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.

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Italian

Alternative forms

• propio (misspelling)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin proprius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈprɔ.prjo/
• Hyphenation: prò‧prio

Adjective

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

   in proprio ― on one's own, by oneself

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

Adverb

proprio

1. (really) really, quite, indeed

   Anna è proprio bella. ― Anna is really beautiful.

2. (exactly) just, quite, exactly

   proprio allora ― just then

3. (intensifier) very, right, at all

   proprio ora ― this very minute

Noun

proprio m (plural propri)

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

   a ciascuno il proprio ― to each his due

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)

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Latin

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) prōpriō

1. dative masculine singular of prōprius
2. dative neuter singular of prōprius
3. ablative masculine singular of prōprius
4. ablative neuter singular of prōprius

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.

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Portuguese

Adjective

1. Obsolete spelling of próprio

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Spanish

Adjective

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

1. Obsolete spelling of propio