prospectus

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Archived revision by WingerBot (talk | contribs) as of 09:52, 16 August 2019.
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English

Lua error in Module:interproject at line 62: Parameter "dab" is not used by this template.

Etymology

From French prospectus (a prospectus), borrowed from Latin.

Noun

prospectus (plural prospectuses or prospectus)

  1. A document, distributed to prospective members, investors, buyers, or participants, which describes an institution (such as a university), a publication, or a business and what it has to offer.
  2. A document which describes a proposed endeavor (venture, undertaking), such as a literary work (which one proposes to write).

Translations


Latin

Etymology

Perfect passive participle of prōspiciō.

Pronunciation

Noun

prospectus m (genitive prospectūs); fourth declension

  1. view, sight, prospect
    • Caes. G. 2, 22:
      in prospectu esse
    • 78, Plinius, Naturalis Historia, XIX, 59
      iam in fenestris suis plebs urbana imagine hortorum cotidiana oculis rura praebebant, antequam praefigi prospectus omnes coegit multitudinis innumerae saeva latrocinatio.
  2. panorama
    • 2015, Francisci, Laudato si' §85:
      Ex amplissimis prospectibus ad minimam vitae formam, natura mirationem reverentiamque indesinenter concitat
      From panoramic vistas to the tiniest living form, nature is a constant source of wonder and awe.

Declension

Fourth-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative prospectus prospectūs
Genitive prospectūs prospectuum
Dative prospectuī prospectibus
Accusative prospectum prospectūs
Ablative prospectū prospectibus
Vocative prospectus prospectūs

Descendants

Participle

prōspectus (feminine prōspecta, neuter prōspectum); first/second-declension participle

  1. watched or looked (out)
  2. discerned
  3. foreseen

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative prōspectus prōspecta prōspectum prōspectī prōspectae prōspecta
Genitive prōspectī prōspectae prōspectī prōspectōrum prōspectārum prōspectōrum
Dative prōspectō prōspectō prōspectīs
Accusative prōspectum prōspectam prōspectum prōspectōs prōspectās prōspecta
Ablative prōspectō prōspectā prōspectō prōspectīs
Vocative prōspecte prōspecta prōspectum prōspectī prōspectae prōspecta

References

  • prospectus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • prospectus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • prospectus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • one has a view over...; one is able to see as far as..: prospectus est ad aliquid