LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefourth declension

prōcessus

prōcessus m (genitive prōcessūs)
Classical[proːˈkɛs.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[proˈt͡ʃɛs.sus]

Meaning

  1. A course, progression, progress, process, advance.
  2. broadlyAn elapsing, passing away, lapse.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeprōcessusprōcessūs
genitiveprōcessūsprōcessuum
dativeprōcessuīprōcessibus
accusativeprōcessumprōcessūs
ablativeprōcessūprōcessibus
vocativeprōcessusprōcessūs

prōcessus, a, um, Part., from procedo.
prōcessus, ūs, m. procedo,
I. a going forwards, advance, course, progression, progress, process.
I. In gen. (class.): processus dicendi, Cic. Brut. 65, 232: processum vult, the progress of the discourse, id. Or. 62, 210: in Graecis litteris magnum processum habere, Attei. Philol. ap. Suet. Gram. 10: sin in processu coepit crudescere morbus, in its course, Verg. G. 3, 504: amnis, Sen. Ben. 3, 29, 3: pelagi, Rutil. Nam. 1, 439. —In plur.: tantos processus efficiebat, Cic. Brut. 78, 272: sic tua processus habeat fortuna perennes, Ov. Tr. 4, 5, 25; cf. Juv. 1, 39: aversatio alienorum processuum, Sen. Tranq. 2, 11: inimica semper alienis processibus invidia, success, good fortune, id. Cons. ad Polyb. 9, 4, § 28: queruntur et de consiliis et de processibus suis, of their results, id. Ep. 115, 17: in malis, progress, Vulg. Ecclus. 20, 9.—
B. In partic.
(a). The ceremonious appearance of the consul on assuming office, Dig. 24, 1, 41.—
(b). The public appearance of the emperor (opp. to recensus), Treb. Pol. Gall. 17, 3.—
(g). An attack: rapidus turmarum, Amm. 19, 2, 6.—
III. Transf.
A. A projection, process, Cels. 8, 1.—
B. Of time, a passing away, elapsing, lapse (post-class.): ternis dierum ac noctium processibus, Prud. Cath. 7, 121: temporis, Firm. 3, 4; Amm. 14, 1, 2; cf. id. 31, 16, 6; Cod. 31, 2, 3.

Origins

Perfect passive participle of prōcēdō (“advance, proceed”).

Descendants
  • Catalanprocés
  • Spanishprocésfrom Catalan procés
  • Englishprocess
  • Frenchprocessus
  • Frenchprocès
  • GermanProzess
  • Italianprocesso
  • Portugueseprocesso
  • Romanianproces
  • Romanianpurces

Quick answers

What does prōcessus mean in Latin?
prōcessus, a noun, means “A course, progression, progress, process, advance.; An elapsing, passing away, lapse.”.
What is the genitive of prōcessus?
The genitive singular is prōcessūs. prōcessus is masculine, fourth declension.
How do you pronounce prōcessus?
In classical Latin, [proːˈkɛs.sʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [proˈt͡ʃɛs.sus].